diff --git a/src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc
index f754770f9..a3c3e4806 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ bool LocalBinaryCacheStore::fileExists(const std::string & path)
 
 std::set<std::string> LocalBinaryCacheStore::uriSchemes()
 {
-    if (getEnv("_NIX_FORCE_HTTP_BINARY_CACHE_STORE") == "1")
+    if (getEnv("_NIX_FORCE_HTTP") == "1")
         return {};
     else
         return {"file"};