4 files changed, 36 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/dyn-drv/dep-built-drv.sh b/tests/dyn-drv/dep-built-drv.sh
index 8c4a45e3b..c3daf2c59 100644
--- a/tests/dyn-drv/dep-built-drv.sh
+++ b/tests/dyn-drv/dep-built-drv.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ out1=$(nix-build ./text-hashed-output.nix -A hello --no-out-link)
 
 clearStore
 
-expectStderr 1 nix-build ./text-hashed-output.nix -A wrapper --no-out-link | grepQuiet "Dependencies on the outputs of dynamic derivations are not yet supported"
+out2=$(nix-build ./text-hashed-output.nix -A wrapper --no-out-link)
+
+diff -r $out1 $out2
diff --git a/tests/dyn-drv/local.mk b/tests/dyn-drv/local.mk
index 0ce7cd37d..6b435499b 100644
--- a/tests/dyn-drv/local.mk
+++ b/tests/dyn-drv/local.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ dyn-drv-tests := \
   $(d)/recursive-mod-json.sh \
   $(d)/build-built-drv.sh \
   $(d)/eval-outputOf.sh \
-  $(d)/dep-built-drv.sh
+  $(d)/dep-built-drv.sh \
+  $(d)/old-daemon-error-hack.sh
 
 install-tests-groups += dyn-drv
 
diff --git a/tests/dyn-drv/old-daemon-error-hack.nix b/tests/dyn-drv/old-daemon-error-hack.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9d4a62d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dyn-drv/old-daemon-error-hack.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+with import ./config.nix;
+
+# A simple content-addressed derivation.
+# The derivation can be arbitrarily modified by passing a different `seed`,
+# but the output will always be the same
+rec {
+  stub = mkDerivation {
+    name = "stub";
+    buildCommand = ''
+      echo stub > $out
+    '';
+  };
+  wrapper = mkDerivation {
+    name = "has-dynamic-drv-dep";
+    buildCommand = ''
+      exit 1 # we're not building this derivation
+      ${builtins.outputOf stub.outPath "out"}
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/dyn-drv/old-daemon-error-hack.sh b/tests/dyn-drv/old-daemon-error-hack.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43b049973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dyn-drv/old-daemon-error-hack.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Purposely bypassing our usual common for this subgroup
+source ../common.sh
+
+# Need backend to support text-hashing too
+isDaemonNewer "2.18.0pre20230906" && skipTest "Daemon is too new"
+
+enableFeatures "ca-derivations dynamic-derivations"
+
+restartDaemon
+
+expectStderr 1 nix-instantiate --read-write-mode ./old-daemon-error-hack.nix | grepQuiet "the daemon is too old to understand dependencies on dynamic derivations"