diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index da5b2205706..d27e07f01e1 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ StorePath EvalState::copyPathToStore(NixStringContext & context, const SourcePat
         : [&]() {
             auto dstPath = fetchToStore(
                 *store,
-                path.resolveSymlinks(),
+                path.resolveSymlinks(SymlinkResolution::Ancestors),
                 settings.readOnlyMode ? FetchMode::DryRun : FetchMode::Copy,
                 path.baseName(),
                 ContentAddressMethod::Raw::NixArchive,
diff --git a/tests/functional/simple.sh b/tests/functional/simple.sh
index 8afa369c2e2..c1f2eef411e 100755
--- a/tests/functional/simple.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/simple.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ echo "output path is $outPath"
 [[ ! -w $outPath ]]
 
 text=$(cat "$outPath/hello")
-if test "$text" != "Hello World!"; then exit 1; fi
+[[ "$text" = "Hello World!" ]]
 
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