diff --git a/lix/legacy/nix-store.cc b/lix/legacy/nix-store.cc
index 078ee4e6e..e75e51445 100644
--- a/lix/legacy/nix-store.cc
+++ b/lix/legacy/nix-store.cc
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ try {
 /* Some code to print a tree representation of a derivation dependency
    graph.  Topological sorting is used to keep the tree relatively
    flat. */
-static void printTree(const StorePath & path,
+static void printTree(AsyncIoRoot & aio, const StorePath & path,
     const std::string & firstPad, const std::string & tailPad, StorePathSet & done)
 {
     if (!done.insert(path).second) {
@@ -281,12 +281,12 @@ static void printTree(const StorePath & path,
        closure(B).  That is, if derivation A is an (possibly indirect)
        input of B, then A is printed first.  This has the effect of
        flattening the tree, preventing deeply nested structures.  */
-    auto sorted = store->topoSortPaths(info->references);
+    auto sorted = aio.blockOn(store->topoSortPaths(info->references));
     reverse(sorted.begin(), sorted.end());
 
     for (const auto &[n, i] : enumerate(sorted)) {
         bool last = n + 1 == sorted.size();
-        printTree(i,
+        printTree(aio, i,
             tailPad + (last ? treeLast : treeConn),
             tailPad + (last ? treeNull : treeLine),
             done);
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static void opQuery(AsyncIoRoot & aio, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
                         aio.blockOn(store->computeFSClosure(j, paths, true));
                 }
             }
-            auto sorted = store->topoSortPaths(paths);
+            auto sorted = aio.blockOn(store->topoSortPaths(paths));
             for (StorePaths::reverse_iterator i = sorted.rbegin();
                  i != sorted.rend(); ++i)
                 cout << fmt("%s\n", store->printStorePath(*i));
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static void opQuery(AsyncIoRoot & aio, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
                     result.insert(i);
                 }
             }
-            auto sorted = store->topoSortPaths(result);
+            auto sorted = aio.blockOn(store->topoSortPaths(result));
             for (StorePaths::reverse_iterator i = sorted.rbegin();
                  i != sorted.rend(); ++i)
                 cout << fmt("%s\n", store->printStorePath(*i));
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static void opQuery(AsyncIoRoot & aio, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
         case qTree: {
             StorePathSet done;
             for (auto & i : opArgs)
-                printTree(store->followLinksToStorePath(i), "", "", done);
+                printTree(aio, store->followLinksToStorePath(i), "", "", done);
             break;
         }
 
diff --git a/lix/libcmd/command.cc b/lix/libcmd/command.cc
index 8c5bd190b..d3b1f0999 100644
--- a/lix/libcmd/command.cc
+++ b/lix/libcmd/command.cc
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void StorePathsCommand::run(ref<Store> store, BuiltPaths && paths)
         for (auto & p : builtPath.outPaths())
             storePaths.insert(p);
 
-    auto sorted = store->topoSortPaths(storePaths);
+    auto sorted = aio().blockOn(store->topoSortPaths(storePaths));
     std::reverse(sorted.begin(), sorted.end());
 
     run(store, std::move(sorted));
diff --git a/lix/libmain/shared.cc b/lix/libmain/shared.cc
index d5aeb4824..4cb8728c9 100644
--- a/lix/libmain/shared.cc
+++ b/lix/libmain/shared.cc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ try {
             printMsg(lvl, "this derivation will be built:");
         else
             printMsg(lvl, "these %d derivations will be built:", willBuild.size());
-        auto sorted = store->topoSortPaths(willBuild);
+        auto sorted = TRY_AWAIT(store->topoSortPaths(willBuild));
         reverse(sorted.begin(), sorted.end());
         for (auto & i : sorted)
             printMsg(lvl, "  %s", store->printStorePath(i));
diff --git a/lix/libstore/export-import.cc b/lix/libstore/export-import.cc
index f19618e0a..d8fcc39fc 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/export-import.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/export-import.cc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace nix {
 
 kj::Promise<Result<void>> Store::exportPaths(const StorePathSet & paths, Sink & sink)
 try {
-    auto sorted = topoSortPaths(paths);
+    auto sorted = TRY_AWAIT(topoSortPaths(paths));
     std::reverse(sorted.begin(), sorted.end());
 
     for (auto & path : sorted) {
diff --git a/lix/libstore/gc.cc b/lix/libstore/gc.cc
index fba40ce29..2066cda02 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/gc.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/gc.cc
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ try {
                 }
             }
 
-            for (auto & path : topoSortPaths(visited)) {
+            for (auto & path : TRY_AWAIT(topoSortPaths(visited))) {
                 if (!dead.insert(path).second) continue;
                 if (shouldDelete) {
                     try {
diff --git a/lix/libstore/make-content-addressed.cc b/lix/libstore/make-content-addressed.cc
index 3244cf64b..c4e2c8a88 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/make-content-addressed.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/make-content-addressed.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ try {
     StorePathSet closure;
     TRY_AWAIT(srcStore.computeFSClosure(storePaths, closure));
 
-    auto paths = srcStore.topoSortPaths(closure);
+    auto paths = TRY_AWAIT(srcStore.topoSortPaths(closure));
 
     std::reverse(paths.begin(), paths.end());
 
diff --git a/lix/libstore/misc.cc b/lix/libstore/misc.cc
index fedcf6235..bea93256c 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/misc.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/misc.cc
@@ -356,9 +356,9 @@ void Store::queryMissing(const std::vector<DerivedPath> & targets,
 }
 
 
-StorePaths Store::topoSortPaths(const StorePathSet & paths)
-{
-    return topoSort(paths,
+kj::Promise<Result<StorePaths>> Store::topoSortPaths(const StorePathSet & paths)
+try {
+    co_return topoSort(paths,
         {[&](const StorePath & path) {
             try {
                 return queryPathInfo(path)->references;
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ StorePaths Store::topoSortPaths(const StorePathSet & paths)
                 printStorePath(path),
                 printStorePath(parent));
         }});
+} catch (...) {
+    co_return result::current_exception();
 }
 
 static kj::Promise<Result<std::map<DrvOutput, StorePath>>> drvOutputReferences(
diff --git a/lix/libstore/store-api.cc b/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
index 733f60b4b..e51c95e1e 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ try {
 
     // In the general case, `addMultipleToStore` requires a sorted list of
     // store paths to add, so sort them right now
-    auto sortedMissing = srcStore.topoSortPaths(missing);
+    auto sortedMissing = TRY_AWAIT(srcStore.topoSortPaths(missing));
     std::reverse(sortedMissing.begin(), sortedMissing.end());
 
     std::map<StorePath, StorePath> pathsMap;
diff --git a/lix/libstore/store-api.hh b/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
index 14b814bf8..02db64ca0 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ public:
      * Sort a set of paths topologically under the references
      * relation.  If p refers to q, then p precedes q in this list.
      */
-    StorePaths topoSortPaths(const StorePathSet & paths);
+    kj::Promise<Result<StorePaths>> topoSortPaths(const StorePathSet & paths);
 
     /**
      * Export multiple paths in the format expected by ‘nix-store
diff --git a/perl/lib/Nix/Store.xs b/perl/lib/Nix/Store.xs
index c4e24e497..de6884ca0 100644
--- a/perl/lib/Nix/Store.xs
+++ b/perl/lib/Nix/Store.xs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ SV * topoSortPaths(...)
         try {
             StorePathSet paths;
             for (int n = 0; n < items; ++n) paths.insert(store()->parseStorePath(SvPV_nolen(ST(n))));
-            auto sorted = store()->topoSortPaths(paths);
+            auto sorted = aio().blockOn(store()->topoSortPaths(paths));
             for (auto & i : sorted)
                 XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(store()->printStorePath(i).c_str(), 0)));
         } catch (Error & e) {