diff --git a/scripts/download-using-manifests.pl.in b/scripts/download-using-manifests.pl.in
index ed3290c181..8c75ab109f 100644
--- a/scripts/download-using-manifests.pl.in
+++ b/scripts/download-using-manifests.pl.in
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ addToQueue $targetPath;
 
 sub isValidPath {
     my $p = shift;
-    system "@bindir@/nix-store --isvalid '$p' 2> /dev/null";
+    system "@bindir@/nix-store --check-validity '$p' 2> /dev/null";
     return $? == 0;
 }