diff --git a/code/sys/sys_win32.c b/code/sys/sys_win32.c
index 24fe1cf5..da7241a7 100644
--- a/code/sys/sys_win32.c
+++ b/code/sys/sys_win32.c
@@ -142,14 +142,8 @@ char *Sys_SteamPath( void )
 	qboolean finishPath = qfalse;
 
 #ifdef STEAMPATH_APPID
-	if (!steamPath[0] && !RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\Steam App " STEAMPATH_APPID, 0, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, &steamRegKey))
-	{
-		pathLen = MAX_OSPATH;
-		if (RegQueryValueEx(steamRegKey, "InstallLocation", NULL, NULL, (LPBYTE)steamPath, &pathLen))
-			steamPath[0] = '\0';
-	}
-
-	if (!steamPath[0] && !RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\Steam App " STEAMPATH_APPID, 0, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, &steamRegKey))
+	// Assuming Steam is a 32-bit app
+	if (!steamPath[0] && !RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\Steam App " STEAMPATH_APPID, 0, KEY_QUERY_VALUE | KEY_WOW64_32KEY, &steamRegKey))
 	{
 		pathLen = MAX_OSPATH;
 		if (RegQueryValueEx(steamRegKey, "InstallLocation", NULL, NULL, (LPBYTE)steamPath, &pathLen))