diff --git a/lix/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc b/lix/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
index bd5bd9461..2fcfb36d1 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
@@ -1159,7 +1159,9 @@ try {
                     auto & drvStore = worker.evalStore.isValidPath(drvPath)
                         ? worker.evalStore
                         : worker.store;
-                    newRealisation.dependentRealisations = drvOutputReferences(worker.store, *drv, realisation.outPath, &drvStore);
+                    newRealisation.dependentRealisations = TRY_AWAIT(
+                        drvOutputReferences(worker.store, *drv, realisation.outPath, &drvStore)
+                    );
                 }
                 signRealisation(newRealisation);
                 worker.store.registerDrvOutput(newRealisation);
@@ -1180,9 +1182,9 @@ try {
     if (status == BuildResult::AlreadyValid)
         status = BuildResult::ResolvesToAlreadyValid;
 
-    return {done(status, std::move(builtOutputs))};
+    co_return done(status, std::move(builtOutputs));
 } catch (...) {
-    return {result::current_exception()};
+    co_return result::current_exception();
 }
 
 HookReply DerivationGoal::tryBuildHook()
diff --git a/lix/libstore/misc.cc b/lix/libstore/misc.cc
index 368d3d106..627bba0e6 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/misc.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/misc.cc
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ StorePaths Store::topoSortPaths(const StorePathSet & paths)
         }});
 }
 
-std::map<DrvOutput, StorePath> drvOutputReferences(
+static kj::Promise<Result<std::map<DrvOutput, StorePath>>> drvOutputReferences(
     const std::set<Realisation> & inputRealisations,
     const StorePathSet & pathReferences)
-{
+try {
     std::map<DrvOutput, StorePath> res;
 
     for (const auto & input : inputRealisations) {
@@ -364,15 +364,17 @@ std::map<DrvOutput, StorePath> drvOutputReferences(
         }
     }
 
-    return res;
+    co_return res;
+} catch (...) {
+    co_return result::current_exception();
 }
 
-std::map<DrvOutput, StorePath> drvOutputReferences(
+kj::Promise<Result<std::map<DrvOutput, StorePath>>> drvOutputReferences(
     Store & store,
     const Derivation & drv,
     const StorePath & outputPath,
     Store * evalStore_)
-{
+try {
     auto & evalStore = evalStore_ ? *evalStore_ : store;
 
     std::set<Realisation> inputRealisations;
@@ -415,7 +417,11 @@ std::map<DrvOutput, StorePath> drvOutputReferences(
 
     auto info = store.queryPathInfo(outputPath);
 
-    return drvOutputReferences(Realisation::closure(store, inputRealisations), info->references);
+    co_return TRY_AWAIT(
+        drvOutputReferences(Realisation::closure(store, inputRealisations), info->references)
+    );
+} catch (...) {
+    co_return result::current_exception();
 }
 
 OutputPathMap resolveDerivedPath(Store & store, const DerivedPath::Built & bfd, Store * evalStore_)
diff --git a/lix/libstore/store-api.hh b/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
index 14b7bb98c..363735ae7 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ std::pair<std::string, StoreConfig::Params> splitUriAndParams(const std::string
 
 const ContentAddress * getDerivationCA(const BasicDerivation & drv);
 
-std::map<DrvOutput, StorePath> drvOutputReferences(
+kj::Promise<Result<std::map<DrvOutput, StorePath>>> drvOutputReferences(
     Store & store,
     const Derivation & drv,
     const StorePath & outputPath,