diff --git a/tests/nix-pull.sh b/tests/nix-pull.sh
index b4a5e33711..4f53113bc8 100644
--- a/tests/nix-pull.sh
+++ b/tests/nix-pull.sh
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ cat $outPath/input-2/bar
 
 # Check that the derivers are set properly.
 test $($TOP/src/nix-store/nix-store -q --deriver "$outPath") = "$drvPath"
-$TOP/src/nix-store/nix-store -q --deriver $(readlink $outPath/input-2) | grep -q -- "-input-2.drv" 
+$TOP/src/nix-store/nix-store -q --deriver $(/bin/ls -l $outPath/input-2 | sed 's/.*->\ //') | grep -q -- "-input-2.drv"