diff --git a/artiq-fast/conda/bscan-spi-bitstreams.nix b/artiq-fast/conda/bscan-spi-bitstreams.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e70379c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artiq-fast/conda/bscan-spi-bitstreams.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ pkgs, bscan_spi_bitstreams }:
+
+let
+  src = pkgs.runCommand "conda-fake-source-bscan_spi_bitstreams" { }
+    ''
+    mkdir -p $out/fake-conda;
+
+    # work around yet more idiotic conda behavior - build breaks if write permissions aren't set on source files.
+    cp --no-preserve=mode,ownership -R ${bscan_spi_bitstreams} workaround-conda
+    pushd workaround-conda
+    tar cf $out/src.tar .
+    popd
+    rm -rf workaround-conda
+
+    cat << EOF > $out/fake-conda/meta.yaml
+    package:
+      name: bscan-spi-bitstreams
+      version: "0.10.0"
+
+    source:
+      url: ../src.tar
+
+    build:
+      noarch: generic
+      binary_relocation: false
+      script:
+        - "mkdir -p \$PREFIX/share/bscan-spi-bitstreams"
+        - "cp *.bit \$PREFIX/share/bscan-spi-bitstreams"
+
+    EOF
+    '';
+in
+  import ./build.nix { inherit pkgs; } {
+    name = "conda-bscan_spi_bitstreams";
+    inherit src;
+  }
diff --git a/artiq-fast/default.nix b/artiq-fast/default.nix
index 0cccfab..e18ffe7 100644
--- a/artiq-fast/default.nix
+++ b/artiq-fast/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ let
         inherit (pythonDeps.sipyco) version src;
       };
     };
+    conda-bscan-spi-bitstreams = import ./conda/bscan-spi-bitstreams.nix {
+      inherit pkgs;
+      inherit (openocd) bscan_spi_bitstreams;
+    };
     conda-artiq = import ./conda/artiq.nix { inherit pkgs; };
   };
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