kernel 2.6.7-1.494 update breaks wine

[Anand Buddhdev]

Today I updated my kernel to 2.6.7-1.494.2.2, and I can no longer run 
windows binaries. I did some investigation, and found out that until 
2.6.6, binfmt_misc was compiled as a module, and the wine startup script 
inserted it using modprobe, and then registered wine as a handler for 
windows executables. With kernel 2.6.7, binfmt_misc is compiled into the 
kernel, not as a module. Hence the modprobe in the wine startup script 
fails, and furthermore, the script is unable to register wine as a 
handler for windows executables.

I have filed this in bugzilla as a kernel issue, but I am not sure who 
is at fault. Anyway, does anyone know how I can restore the original 
functionality I had, where I could just type:

.wine/c/Program\ Files/LeXpert/Lexpert.exe

at the shell prompt and get Lexpert.exe to run?