diff --git a/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
index 706771e8e..d9738a1ea 100644
--- a/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
@@ -2165,15 +2165,12 @@ void LocalDerivationGoal::runChild()
                 _exit(1);
             }
         }
+#endif
 
-        builder = drv->builder;
-        args.push_back(std::string(baseNameOf(drv->builder)));
-#else
         if (!drv->isBuiltin()) {
             builder = drv->builder;
             args.push_back(std::string(baseNameOf(drv->builder)));
         }
-#endif
 
         for (auto & i : drv->args)
             args.push_back(rewriteStrings(i, inputRewrites));