1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc b/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc
index d86c9fc84572..bca65d0728f5 100644
--- a/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc
+++ b/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ void processExpr(EvalState & state, const Strings & attrPaths,
                     Path drvPath = i->queryDrvPath(state);
                     if (gcRoot == "")
                         printGCWarning();
-                    else
-                        drvPath = addPermRoot(*store, drvPath,
-                            makeRootName(gcRoot, rootNr), indirectRoot);
+                    else {
+                        Path rootName = gcRoot;
+                        if (++rootNr > 1) rootName += "-" + int2String(rootNr);
+                        drvPath = addPermRoot(*store, drvPath, rootName, indirectRoot);
+                    }
                     std::cout << format("%1%\n") % drvPath;
                 }
             }