diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc
index 91eb97dfb..30825add4 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build.cc
@@ -997,13 +997,6 @@ DerivationGoal::DerivationGoal(const Path & drvPath, const StringSet & wantedOut
     , wantedOutputs(wantedOutputs)
     , buildMode(buildMode)
 {
-#if __linux__
-    needsHashRewrite = !useChroot;
-#else
-    /* Darwin requires hash rewriting even when sandboxing is enabled. */
-    needsHashRewrite = true;
-#endif
-
     state = &DerivationGoal::getDerivation;
     name = (format("building of '%1%'") % drvPath).str();
     trace("created");
@@ -1852,6 +1845,13 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
         #endif
     }
 
+#if __linux__
+    needsHashRewrite = !useChroot;
+#else
+    /* Darwin requires hash rewriting even when sandboxing is enabled. */
+    needsHashRewrite = true;
+#endif
+
     /* If `build-users-group' is not empty, then we have to build as
        one of the members of that group. */
     if (settings.buildUsersGroup != "" && getuid() == 0) {