diff --git a/pkgs/games/ddnet/default.nix b/pkgs/games/ddnet/default.nix
index 7ab1ef89e2e7..f55f18b2d895 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/ddnet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/ddnet/default.nix
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rm -rf $out/share/metainfo
   '';
 
-  preFixup = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
+  preFixup = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && buildClient) ''
     # Upstream links against <prefix>/lib while it installs this library in <prefix>/lib/ddnet
     install_name_tool -change "$out/lib/libsteam_api.dylib" "$out/lib/ddnet/libsteam_api.dylib" "$out/bin/DDNet"
   '';