diff --git a/nixos/machines/gender-station/machine.nix b/nixos/machines/gender-station/machine.nix
index 20bec06c..3bfed7bd 100644
--- a/nixos/machines/gender-station/machine.nix
+++ b/nixos/machines/gender-station/machine.nix
@@ -48,4 +48,20 @@
   };
 
   boot.supportedFilesystems."fuse.sshfs" = true;
+
+  # for blender and other hip stuff
+  # https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/AMD_GPU#HIP
+  systemd.tmpfiles.rules =
+    let
+      rocmEnv = pkgs.symlinkJoin {
+        name = "rocm-combined";
+        paths = with pkgs.rocmPackages; [
+          rocblas
+          hipblas
+          clr
+        ];
+      };
+    in [
+      "L+    /opt/rocm   -    -    -     -    ${rocmEnv}"
+    ];
 }