1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installable-attr-path.cc b/src/libcmd/installable-attr-path.cc
index cf513126d..b35ca2910 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installable-attr-path.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installable-attr-path.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,15 @@ std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> InstallableAttrPath::toValue(EvalState & state)
 
 DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableAttrPath::toDerivedPaths()
 {
-    auto v = toValue(*state).first;
+    auto [v, pos] = toValue(*state);
+
+    if (std::optional derivedPathWithInfo = trySinglePathToDerivedPaths(
+        *v,
+        pos,
+        fmt("while evaluating the attribute '%s'", attrPath)))
+    {
+        return { *derivedPathWithInfo };
+    }
 
     Bindings & autoArgs = *cmd.getAutoArgs(*state);