1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/build.cc b/src/nix/build.cc
index f7c99f12dbbf..b329ac38ac2b 100644
--- a/src/nix/build.cc
+++ b/src/nix/build.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ struct CmdBuild : MixDryRun, InstallablesCommand
 
     void run(ref<Store> store) override
     {
-        auto buildables = toBuildables(store, dryRun ? DryRun : Build, installables);
+        auto buildables = build(store, dryRun ? DryRun : Build, installables);
+
+        if (dryRun) return;
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < buildables.size(); ++i) {
             auto & b(buildables[i]);