diff --git a/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc b/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
index e1e27ceef..942fe50e8 100644
--- a/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
+++ b/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static void opServe(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
             }
 
             case cmdDumpStorePath:
-                dumpPath(readStorePath(*store, in), out);
+                store->narFromPath(readStorePath(*store, in), out);
                 break;
 
             case cmdImportPaths: {