diff --git a/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
index ec7a771a2..b4685b3a7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "strings.hh"
+#include "signals.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
@@ -1579,6 +1580,8 @@ void LocalDerivationGoal::startDaemon()
                         FdSink(remote.get()),
                         NotTrusted, daemon::Recursive);
                     debug("terminated daemon connection");
+                } catch (const Interrupted &) {
+                    debug("interrupted daemon connection");
                 } catch (SystemError &) {
                     ignoreExceptionExceptInterrupt();
                 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.hh b/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.hh
index 231393308..1ea247661 100644
--- a/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/unix/build/local-derivation-goal.hh
@@ -225,8 +225,15 @@ struct LocalDerivationGoal : public DerivationGoal
      */
     void writeStructuredAttrs();
 
+    /**
+     * Start an in-process nix daemon thread for recursive-nix.
+     */
     void startDaemon();
 
+    /**
+     * Stop the in-process nix daemon thread.
+     * @see startDaemon
+     */
     void stopDaemon();
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/libutil/thread-pool.cc b/src/libutil/thread-pool.cc
index 0355e1f07..0725c1926 100644
--- a/src/libutil/thread-pool.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/thread-pool.cc
@@ -110,10 +110,15 @@ void ThreadPool::doWork(bool mainThread)
                            propagate it. */
                         try {
                             std::rethrow_exception(exc);
+                        } catch (const Interrupted &) {
+                            // The interrupted state may be picked up by multiple
+                            // workers, which is expected, so we should ignore
+                            // it silently and let the first one bubble up,
+                            // rethrown via the original state->exception.
+                        } catch (const ThreadPoolShutDown &) {
+                            // Similarly expected.
                         } catch (std::exception & e) {
-                            if (!dynamic_cast<ThreadPoolShutDown*>(&e))
-                                ignoreExceptionExceptInterrupt();
-                        } catch (...) {
+                            ignoreExceptionExceptInterrupt();
                         }
                     }
                 }