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diff --git a/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc b/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
index 902a22967..ca49e231c 100644
--- a/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
+++ b/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static PathSet realisePath(const Path & path, bool build = true)
else {
if (build) store->ensurePath(path);
+ else if (!store->isValidPath(path)) throw Error(format("path `%1%' does not exist and cannot be created") % path);
return singleton<PathSet>(path);
}
}