1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/parser.y b/src/libexpr/parser.y
index 4182f36d5..ecfa5b7c2 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/parser.y
+++ b/src/libexpr/parser.y
@@ -783,14 +783,15 @@ Path EvalState::findFile(SearchPath & searchPath, const std::string_view path, c
     if (hasPrefix(path, "nix/"))
         return concatStrings(corepkgsPrefix, path.substr(4));
 
-    debug_throw(ThrownError({
+    auto e = ThrownError({
         .msg = hintfmt(evalSettings.pureEval
             ? "cannot look up '<%s>' in pure evaluation mode (use '--impure' to override)"
             : "file '%s' was not found in the Nix search path (add it using $NIX_PATH or -I)",
             path),
         .errPos = pos
-    }));
-    return Path();   // should never execute due to debug_throw above.
+    });
+    debugLastTrace(e);
+    throw e;
 }