diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
index 7dd39051b..1f9bfaae0 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
@@ -1017,30 +1017,33 @@ void DerivationGoal::resolvedFinished()
                     "derivation '%s' doesn't have expected output '%s' (derivation-goal.cc/resolvedFinished,resolve)",
                     worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), wantedOutput);
 
-            const Realisation * realisation = get(resolvedResult.builtOutputs, DrvOutput { *resolvedHash, wantedOutput });
-            if (!realisation) {
+            auto realisation = [&]{
+              auto take1 = get(resolvedResult.builtOutputs, DrvOutput { *resolvedHash, wantedOutput });
+              if (take1) return *take1;
+
               /* The above `get` should work. But sateful tracking of
                  outputs in resolvedResult, this can get out of sync with the
                  store, which is our actual source of truth. For now we just
                  check the store directly if it fails. */
-              realisation = worker.evalStore.queryRealisation(DrvOutput { *resolvedHash, wantedOutput }).get();
-              if (!realisation) {
-                throw Error(
-                    "derivation '%s' doesn't have expected output '%s' (derivation-goal.cc/resolvedFinished,realisation)",
-                    worker.store.printStorePath(resolvedDrvGoal->drvPath), wantedOutput);
-              }
-            }
+              auto take2 = worker.evalStore.queryRealisation(DrvOutput { *resolvedHash, wantedOutput });
+              if (take2) return *take2;
+
+              throw Error(
+                  "derivation '%s' doesn't have expected output '%s' (derivation-goal.cc/resolvedFinished,realisation)",
+                  worker.store.printStorePath(resolvedDrvGoal->drvPath), wantedOutput);
+            }();
+
             if (drv->type().isPure()) {
-                auto newRealisation = *realisation;
+                auto newRealisation = realisation;
                 newRealisation.id = DrvOutput { initialOutput->outputHash, wantedOutput };
                 newRealisation.signatures.clear();
                 if (!drv->type().isFixed())
-                    newRealisation.dependentRealisations = drvOutputReferences(worker.store, *drv, realisation->outPath);
+                    newRealisation.dependentRealisations = drvOutputReferences(worker.store, *drv, realisation.outPath);
                 signRealisation(newRealisation);
                 worker.store.registerDrvOutput(newRealisation);
             }
-            outputPaths.insert(realisation->outPath);
-            builtOutputs.emplace(realisation->id, *realisation);
+            outputPaths.insert(realisation.outPath);
+            builtOutputs.emplace(realisation.id, realisation);
         }
 
         runPostBuildHook(