diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index f8e0a0ca2..f78bd44ca 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -1506,10 +1506,10 @@ bool LocalStore::verifyStore(bool checkContents, RepairFlag repair)
     printInfo("checking path existence...");
 
     StorePathSet validPaths;
-    PathSet done;
+    StorePathSet done;
 
     for (auto & i : queryAllValidPaths())
-        verifyPath(printStorePath(i), store, done, validPaths, repair, errors);
+        verifyPath(i, store, done, validPaths, repair, errors);
 
     /* Optionally, check the content hashes (slow). */
     if (checkContents) {
@@ -1595,19 +1595,12 @@ bool LocalStore::verifyStore(bool checkContents, RepairFlag repair)
 }
 
 
-void LocalStore::verifyPath(const Path & pathS, const StringSet & store,
-    PathSet & done, StorePathSet & validPaths, RepairFlag repair, bool & errors)
+void LocalStore::verifyPath(const StorePath & path, const StringSet & store,
+    StorePathSet & done, StorePathSet & validPaths, RepairFlag repair, bool & errors)
 {
     checkInterrupt();
 
-    if (!done.insert(pathS).second) return;
-
-    if (!isStorePath(pathS)) {
-        printError("path '%s' is not in the Nix store", pathS);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    auto path = parseStorePath(pathS);
+    if (!done.insert(path).second) return;
 
     if (!store.count(std::string(path.to_string()))) {
         /* Check any referrers first.  If we can invalidate them
@@ -1616,11 +1609,13 @@ void LocalStore::verifyPath(const Path & pathS, const StringSet & store,
         StorePathSet referrers; queryReferrers(path, referrers);
         for (auto & i : referrers)
             if (i != path) {
-                verifyPath(printStorePath(i), store, done, validPaths, repair, errors);
+                verifyPath(i, store, done, validPaths, repair, errors);
                 if (validPaths.count(i))
                     canInvalidate = false;
             }
 
+        auto pathS = printStorePath(path);
+
         if (canInvalidate) {
             printInfo("path '%s' disappeared, removing from database...", pathS);
             auto state(_state.lock());
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.hh b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
index 4125cacf4..c9b570eaa 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ private:
      */
     void invalidatePathChecked(const StorePath & path);
 
-    void verifyPath(const Path & path, const StringSet & store,
-        PathSet & done, StorePathSet & validPaths, RepairFlag repair, bool & errors);
+    void verifyPath(const StorePath & path, const StringSet & store,
+        StorePathSet & done, StorePathSet & validPaths, RepairFlag repair, bool & errors);
 
     std::shared_ptr<const ValidPathInfo> queryPathInfoInternal(State & state, const StorePath & path);