diff --git a/nix/srcds/default.nix b/nix/srcds/default.nix
index 94e273d..42a5b99 100644
--- a/nix/srcds/default.nix
+++ b/nix/srcds/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   autoPatchelfHook,
   libgcc,
   curlWithGnuTls,
+  steamworks-sdk-redist,
   system,
 }: let
   inherit (builtins) fromJSON readFile map toString elem head replaceStrings;
@@ -73,9 +74,12 @@ in
       runHook preInstall
 
       cp -rL . $out
-
       chmod -R +w $out
 
+      # the steamclient.so included in the depot is 32bit so it wont work
+      cp ${steamworks-sdk-redist}/lib/steamclient.so $out/bin/steamclient.so
+      chmod -R +w $out/bin/steamclient.so
+
       runHook postInstall
     '';