diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.cc b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
index 5d3026c1a..e15addfae 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
@@ -503,7 +503,11 @@ std::tuple<std::string, FlakeRef, InstallableValue::DerivationInfo> InstallableF
     auto root = cache->getRoot();
 
     for (auto & attrPath : getActualAttrPaths()) {
-        auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(parseAttrPath(*state, attrPath));
+        auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(
+            parseAttrPath(*state, attrPath),
+            true
+        );
+
         if (!attr) continue;
 
         if (!attr->isDerivation())
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
index 98d91c905..d7e21783d 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
@@ -486,11 +486,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<AttrCursor> AttrCursor::getAttr(std::string_view name)
     return getAttr(root->state.symbols.create(name));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<AttrCursor> AttrCursor::findAlongAttrPath(const std::vector<Symbol> & attrPath)
+std::shared_ptr<AttrCursor> AttrCursor::findAlongAttrPath(const std::vector<Symbol> & attrPath, bool force)
 {
     auto res = shared_from_this();
     for (auto & attr : attrPath) {
-        res = res->maybeGetAttr(attr);
+        res = res->maybeGetAttr(attr, force);
         if (!res) return {};
     }
     return res;
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.hh b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.hh
index e23e45c94..43b34ebcb 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.hh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
 
     std::shared_ptr<AttrCursor> getAttr(std::string_view name);
 
-    std::shared_ptr<AttrCursor> findAlongAttrPath(const std::vector<Symbol> & attrPath);
+    std::shared_ptr<AttrCursor> findAlongAttrPath(const std::vector<Symbol> & attrPath, bool force = false);
 
     std::string getString();