diff --git a/guix/packages.scm b/guix/packages.scm
index d4a295e3ac..b25cc52bba 100644
--- a/guix/packages.scm
+++ b/guix/packages.scm
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ IMPORTED-MODULES specify modules to use/import for use by SNIPPET."
                          #:guile-for-build (or guile-for-build
                                                (%guile-for-build)
                                                (default-guile store system)))))
-    ((and (? string?) (? store-path?) file)
+    ((and (? string?) (? direct-store-path?) file)
      file)
     ((? string? file)
      (add-to-store store (basename file) #t "sha256" file))))
diff --git a/tests/packages.scm b/tests/packages.scm
index 7c5dd9f4e1..b499c380ce 100644
--- a/tests/packages.scm
+++ b/tests/packages.scm
@@ -122,6 +122,17 @@
                                              (package-source package))))
     (string=? file source)))
 
+(test-assert "package-source-derivation, indirect store path"
+  (let* ((dir     (add-to-store %store "guix-build" #t "sha256"
+                                (dirname (search-path %load-path
+                                                      "guix/build/utils.scm"))))
+         (package (package (inherit (dummy-package "p"))
+                    (source (string-append dir "/utils.scm"))))
+         (source  (package-source-derivation %store
+                                             (package-source package))))
+    (and (direct-store-path? source)
+         (string-suffix? "utils.scm" source))))
+
 (test-equal "package-source-derivation, snippet"
   "OK"
   (let* ((file   (search-bootstrap-binary "guile-2.0.7.tar.xz"