diff --git a/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix b/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
index 5e3b7bfcbf6ab96..7425e12ea2fc02d 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ let
   # bootstrap.tar.xz has 444 permissions, which means that simple deletes fail
   # and steam will not be able to start
   fixBootstrap = ''
-    if [ -r $HOME/.local/share/Steam/bootstrap.tar.xz ]; then
-      chmod +w $HOME/.local/share/Steam/bootstrap.tar.xz
+    if [ -r $HOME/.steam/steam/bootstrap.tar.xz ]; then
+      chmod +w $HOME/.steam/steam/bootstrap.tar.xz
     fi
   '';