1 files changed, 7 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/src/nix/why-depends.cc b/src/nix/why-depends.cc
index 723017497..76125e5e4 100644
--- a/src/nix/why-depends.cc
+++ b/src/nix/why-depends.cc
@@ -95,23 +95,13 @@ struct CmdWhyDepends : SourceExprCommand
          * to build.
          */
         auto dependency = parseInstallable(store, _dependency);
-        auto derivedDependency = dependency->toDerivedPath();
-        auto optDependencyPath = std::visit(overloaded {
-            [](const DerivedPath::Opaque & nodrv) -> std::optional<StorePath> {
-                return { nodrv.path };
-            },
-            [&](const DerivedPath::Built & hasdrv) -> std::optional<StorePath> {
-                if (hasdrv.outputs.size() != 1) {
-                    throw Error("argument '%s' should evaluate to one store path", dependency->what());
-                }
-                auto outputMap = store->queryPartialDerivationOutputMap(hasdrv.drvPath);
-                auto maybePath = outputMap.find(*hasdrv.outputs.begin());
-                if (maybePath == outputMap.end()) {
-                    throw Error("unexpected end of iterator");
-                }
-                return maybePath->second;
-            },
-        }, derivedDependency.raw());
+        auto optDependencyPath = [&]() -> std::optional<StorePath> {
+            try {
+                return {Installable::toStorePath(getEvalStore(), store, Realise::Derivation, operateOn, dependency)};
+            } catch (MissingRealisation &) {
+                return std::nullopt;
+            }
+        }();
 
         StorePathSet closure;
         store->computeFSClosure({packagePath}, closure, false, false);