1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.hh b/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
index 82fbec092fe6..1f375dd71520 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public:
     const Setting<unsigned int> maxConnectionAge{(Store*) this, std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max(),
             "max-connection-age", "number of seconds to reuse a connection"};
 
+    virtual bool sameMachine() = 0;
+
     RemoteStore(const Params & params);
 
     /* Implementations of abstract store API methods. */
@@ -146,6 +148,9 @@ public:
 
     std::string getUri() override;
 
+    bool sameMachine()
+    { return true; }
+
 private:
 
     ref<RemoteStore::Connection> openConnection() override;