diff --git a/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
index 2966bb565b1..8ef43c22551 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ bool LocalDerivationGoal::cleanupDecideWhetherDiskFull()
        So instead, check if the disk is (nearly) full now.  If
        so, we don't mark this build as a permanent failure. */
 #if HAVE_STATVFS
-	{
+    {
         auto & localStore = getLocalStore();
         uint64_t required = 8ULL * 1024 * 1024; // FIXME: make configurable
         struct statvfs st;
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ bool LocalDerivationGoal::cleanupDecideWhetherDiskFull()
         if (statvfs(tmpDir.c_str(), &st) == 0 &&
             (uint64_t) st.f_bavail * st.f_bsize < required)
             diskFull = true;
-	}
+    }
 #endif
 
     deleteTmpDir(false);
@@ -1703,18 +1703,18 @@ void LocalDerivationGoal::runChild()
                network, so give them access to /etc/resolv.conf and so
                on. */
             if (derivationIsImpure(derivationType)) {
-                ss.push_back("/etc/resolv.conf");
-
                 // Only use nss functions to resolve hosts and
                 // services. Don’t use it for anything else that may
                 // be configured for this system. This limits the
                 // potential impurities introduced in fixed-outputs.
                 writeFile(chrootRootDir + "/etc/nsswitch.conf", "hosts: files dns\nservices: files\n");
 
-                ss.push_back("/etc/services");
-                ss.push_back("/etc/hosts");
-                if (pathExists("/var/run/nscd/socket"))
-                    ss.push_back("/var/run/nscd/socket");
+                /* N.B. it is realistic that these paths might not exist. It
+                   happens when testing Nix building fixed-output derivations
+                   within a pure derivation. */
+                for (auto & path : { "/etc/resolv.conf", "/etc/services", "/etc/hosts", "/var/run/nscd/socket" })
+                    if (pathExists(path))
+                        ss.push_back(path);
             }
 
             for (auto & i : ss) dirsInChroot.emplace(i, i);
diff --git a/tests/build-hook-ca-fixed.nix b/tests/build-hook-ca-fixed.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec7171ac90e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/build-hook-ca-fixed.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{ busybox }:
+
+with import ./config.nix;
+
+let
+
+  mkDerivation = args:
+    derivation ({
+      inherit system;
+      builder = busybox;
+      args = ["sh" "-e" args.builder or (builtins.toFile "builder-${args.name}.sh" "if [ -e .attrs.sh ]; then source .attrs.sh; fi; eval \"$buildCommand\"")];
+      outputHashMode = "recursive";
+      outputHashAlgo = "sha256";
+    } // removeAttrs args ["builder" "meta"])
+    // { meta = args.meta or {}; };
+
+  input1 = mkDerivation {
+    shell = busybox;
+    name = "build-remote-input-1";
+    buildCommand = "echo FOO > $out";
+    requiredSystemFeatures = ["foo"];
+    outputHash = "sha256-FePFYIlMuycIXPZbWi7LGEiMmZSX9FMbaQenWBzm1Sc=";
+  };
+
+  input2 = mkDerivation {
+    shell = busybox;
+    name = "build-remote-input-2";
+    buildCommand = "echo BAR > $out";
+    requiredSystemFeatures = ["bar"];
+    outputHash = "sha256-XArauVH91AVwP9hBBQNlkX9ccuPpSYx9o0zeIHb6e+Q=";
+  };
+
+  input3 = mkDerivation {
+    shell = busybox;
+    name = "build-remote-input-3";
+    buildCommand = ''
+      read x < ${input2}
+      echo $x BAZ > $out
+    '';
+    requiredSystemFeatures = ["baz"];
+    outputHash = "sha256-daKAcPp/+BYMQsVi/YYMlCKoNAxCNDsaivwSHgQqD2s=";
+  };
+
+in
+
+  mkDerivation {
+    shell = busybox;
+    name = "build-remote";
+    buildCommand =
+      ''
+        read x < ${input1}
+        read y < ${input3}
+        echo "$x $y" > $out
+      '';
+    outputHash = "sha256-5SxbkUw6xe2l9TE1uwCvTtTDysD1vhRor38OtDF0LqQ=";
+  }
diff --git a/tests/build-hook-ca.nix b/tests/build-hook-ca-floating.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/build-hook-ca.nix
rename to tests/build-hook-ca-floating.nix
diff --git a/tests/build-remote-content-addressed-fixed.sh b/tests/build-remote-content-addressed-fixed.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae744159113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/build-remote-content-addressed-fixed.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+source common.sh
+
+file=build-hook-ca-fixed.nix
+
+source build-remote.sh
diff --git a/tests/build-remote-content-addressed-floating.sh b/tests/build-remote-content-addressed-floating.sh
index cbb75729ba4..7447d92bda9 100644
--- a/tests/build-remote-content-addressed-floating.sh
+++ b/tests/build-remote-content-addressed-floating.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source common.sh
 
-file=build-hook-ca.nix
+file=build-hook-ca-floating.nix
 
 sed -i 's/experimental-features .*/& ca-derivations/' "$NIX_CONF_DIR"/nix.conf
 
diff --git a/tests/local.mk b/tests/local.mk
index 9a227bec5bf..1ca36309187 100644
--- a/tests/local.mk
+++ b/tests/local.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ nix_tests = \
   linux-sandbox.sh \
   build-dry.sh \
   build-remote-input-addressed.sh \
+  build-remote-content-addressed-fixed.sh \
   build-remote-content-addressed-floating.sh \
   ssh-relay.sh \
   nar-access.sh \