diff --git a/engines/vanilla-conquer/assets/run-vanilla-conquer-ra-original.sh b/engines/vanilla-conquer/assets/run-vanilla-conquer-ra-original.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..71179d2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/vanilla-conquer/assets/run-vanilla-conquer-ra-original.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ! -d linuxdata-ra ]; then
+    mkdir -p linuxdata-ra/aftermath
+    mkdir -p linuxdata-ra/allied
+    mkdir -p linuxdata-ra/counterstrike
+    mkdir -p linuxdata-ra/soviet
+    LD_PRELOAD="" ln -rsf MAIN1.MIX ./linuxdata-ra/allied/MAIN.MIX
+    LD_PRELOAD="" ln -rsf MAIN2.MIX ./linuxdata-ra/soviet/MAIN.MIX
+    LD_PRELOAD="" ln -rsf MAIN3.MIX ./linuxdata-ra/counterstrike/MAIN.MIX
+    LD_PRELOAD="" ln -rsf MAIN4.MIX ./linuxdata-ra/aftermath/MAIN.MIX
+    LD_PRELOAD="" ln -rsf EXPAND.MIX ./linuxdata-ra/EXPAND.MIX
+    LD_PRELOAD="" ln -rsf EXPAND2.MIX ./linuxdata-ra/EXPAND2.MIX
+    LD_PRELOAD="" ln -rsf REDALERT.MIX ./linuxdata-ra/REDALERT.MIX
+fi
+
+ln -rsf ./vanillara ./linuxdata-ra/vanillara
+cd linuxdata-ra
+./vanillara "$@"
diff --git a/metadata/packagessniper_v2.json b/metadata/packagessniper_v2.json
index 5e3c8c70b..02f84351d 100644
--- a/metadata/packagessniper_v2.json
+++ b/metadata/packagessniper_v2.json
@@ -7597,7 +7597,7 @@
             "choices": [
                 {
                     "name": "Vanilla Conquer",
-                    "command": "./vanillara",
+                    "command": "./run-vanilla-conquer-ra-original.sh",
                     "download": [
                         "vanilla-conquer"
                     ],