1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc
index 9316c069eaa0..f232fe86a967 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build.cc
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ void SubstitutionGoal::init()
     if (settings.readOnlyMode)
         throw Error(format("cannot substitute path ‘%1%’ - no write access to the Nix store") % storePath);
 
-    subs = getDefaultSubstituters();
+    subs = settings.useSubstitutes ? getDefaultSubstituters() : std::list<ref<Store>>();
 
     tryNext();
 }