diff --git a/pkgs/games/steam/steam.nix b/pkgs/games/steam/steam.nix
index fdc0058a2ee..88e2473801a 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/steam/steam.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/steam/steam.nix
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 
 let
   traceLog = "/tmp/steam-trace-dependencies.log";
-  version = "1.0.0.73";
+  version = "1.0.0.74";
 
 in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "steam-original";
   inherit version;
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://repo.steampowered.com/steam/pool/steam/s/steam/steam_${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-uVO6D1K8zGlq12lrIs7aTQEVnj1bk1P4wRUtkPWkNZE=";
+    # use archive url so the tarball doesn't 404 on a new release
+    url = "https://repo.steampowered.com/steam/archive/stable/steam_${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "sha256-sO07g3j1Qejato2LWJ2FrW3AzfMCcBz46HEw7aKxojQ=";
   };
 
   makeFlags = [ "DESTDIR=$(out)" "PREFIX=" ];