diff --git a/cmake/modules/CheckWineGcc.cmake b/cmake/modules/CheckWineGcc.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2956198d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/CheckWineGcc.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+INCLUDE(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
+
+FUNCTION(CheckWineGcc BITNESS WINEGCC_EXECUTABLE RESULT)
+	FILE(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/winegcc_test.cxx" "
+	#include <iostream>
+	#define USE_WS_PREFIX
+	#include <windows.h>
+	int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	")
+	EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${WINEGCC_EXECUTABLE} "-m${BITNESS}"
+		"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/winegcc_test.cxx"
+		"-o" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/winegcc_test"
+		OUTPUT_QUIET ERROR_QUIET
+		RESULT_VARIABLE WINEGCC_RESULT
+	)
+	FILE(REMOVE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/winegcc_test.cxx"
+		"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/winegcc_test"
+		"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/winegcc_test.exe.so"
+	)
+	IF(WINEGCC_RESULT EQUAL 0)
+		SET(${RESULT} True PARENT_SCOPE)
+	ELSE()
+		SET(${RESULT} False PARENT_SCOPE)
+	ENDIF()
+ENDFUNCTION()
diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin32.cmake b/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin32.cmake
index 507042148..9a8f04529 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin32.cmake
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin32.cmake
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ ELSEIF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN64 AND MSVC)
 
 ELSEIF(LMMS_BUILD_LINUX)
 	# Use winegcc
+	INCLUDE(CheckWineGcc)
+	CheckWineGcc(32 "${WINEGCC}" WINEGCC_WORKING)
+	IF(NOT WINEGCC_WORKING)
+		MESSAGE(WARNING "winegcc fails to complie 32-bit binaries, please make sure you have 32-bit GCC libraries")
+		RETURN()
+	ENDIF()
 	ExternalProject_Add(RemoteVstPlugin32
 		"${EXTERNALPROJECT_ARGS}"
 		CMAKE_ARGS
diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin64.cmake b/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin64.cmake
index f802bc4b9..4b02bf8ab 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin64.cmake
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin64.cmake
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ IF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN64)
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(RemoteVstPlugin)
 	INSTALL(PROGRAMS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../RemoteVstPlugin64.exe" DESTINATION "${PLUGIN_DIR}")
 ELSEIF(LMMS_BUILD_LINUX)
+	INCLUDE(CheckWineGcc)
+	CheckWineGcc(64 "${WINEGCC}" WINEGCC_WORKING)
+	IF(NOT WINEGCC_WORKING)
+		MESSAGE(WARNING "winegcc fails to compile 64-bit binaries, please make sure you have 64-bit GCC libraries")
+		RETURN()
+	ENDIF()
 	ExternalProject_Add(RemoteVstPlugin64
 		"${EXTERNALPROJECT_ARGS}"
 		CMAKE_ARGS