diff --git a/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
index 0eda8455f..a42f83884 100644
--- a/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
@@ -1579,6 +1579,8 @@ void LocalDerivationGoal::startDaemon()
                         FdSink(remote.get()),
                         NotTrusted, daemon::Recursive);
                     debug("terminated daemon connection");
+                } catch (const Interrupted &) {
+                    debug("interrupted daemon connection");
                 } catch (SystemError &) {
                     ignoreExceptionExceptInterrupt();
                 }