diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder.sh
index d108ca0d0060..24ab34c4ea9d 100755
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder.sh
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ installPhase() {
                 sed -E "s#(libGLX_nvidia)#$i/lib/\\1#" nvidia_icd.json > nvidia_icd.json.fixed
             fi
 
+            # nvidia currently only supports x86_64 and i686
             if [ "$system" = "i686-linux" ]; then
                 install -Dm644 nvidia_icd.json.fixed $i/share/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.i686.json
             else
-                install -Dm644 nvidia_icd.json.fixed $i/share/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.json
+                install -Dm644 nvidia_icd.json.fixed $i/share/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.x86_64.json
             fi
         fi