diff --git a/src/libstore/daemon.cc b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
index db7139374..6e0b290ed 100644
--- a/src/libstore/daemon.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
@@ -375,21 +375,24 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
     }
 
     case wopAddToStore: {
-        std::string s, baseName;
+        HashType hashAlgo;
+        std::string baseName;
         FileIngestionMethod method;
         {
-            bool fixed; uint8_t recursive;
-            from >> baseName >> fixed /* obsolete */ >> recursive >> s;
+            bool fixed;
+            uint8_t recursive;
+            std::string hashAlgoRaw;
+            from >> baseName >> fixed /* obsolete */ >> recursive >> hashAlgoRaw;
             if (recursive > (uint8_t) FileIngestionMethod::Recursive)
                 throw Error("unsupported FileIngestionMethod with value of %i; you may need to upgrade nix-daemon", recursive);
             method = FileIngestionMethod { recursive };
             /* Compatibility hack. */
             if (!fixed) {
-                s = "sha256";
+                hashAlgoRaw = "sha256";
                 method = FileIngestionMethod::Recursive;
             }
+            hashAlgo = parseHashType(hashAlgoRaw);
         }
-        HashType hashAlgo = parseHashType(s);
 
         StringSink savedNAR;
         TeeSource savedNARSource(from, savedNAR);