diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
index ab7b2b88c..17a2b04f1 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
@@ -1541,10 +1541,8 @@ Goal::Finished DerivationGoal::done(
 }
 
 
-void DerivationGoal::waiteeDone(GoalPtr waitee, ExitCode result)
+void DerivationGoal::waiteeDone(GoalPtr waitee)
 {
-    Goal::waiteeDone(waitee, result);
-
     if (!useDerivation) return;
 
     auto * dg = dynamic_cast<DerivationGoal *>(&*waitee);
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.hh b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.hh
index 268b717dd..c43e2aed5 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.hh
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ struct DerivationGoal : public Goal
         SingleDrvOutputs builtOutputs = {},
         std::optional<Error> ex = {});
 
-    void waiteeDone(GoalPtr waitee, ExitCode result) override;
+    void waiteeDone(GoalPtr waitee) override;
 
     StorePathSet exportReferences(const StorePathSet & storePaths);
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/goal.cc
index 40a3bae8d..f26c2c671 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/goal.cc
@@ -18,33 +18,6 @@ void Goal::addWaitee(GoalPtr waitee)
 }
 
 
-void Goal::waiteeDone(GoalPtr waitee, ExitCode result)
-{
-    assert(waitees.count(waitee));
-    waitees.erase(waitee);
-
-    trace(fmt("waitee '%s' done; %d left", waitee->name, waitees.size()));
-
-    if (result == ecFailed || result == ecNoSubstituters || result == ecIncompleteClosure) ++nrFailed;
-
-    if (result == ecNoSubstituters) ++nrNoSubstituters;
-
-    if (result == ecIncompleteClosure) ++nrIncompleteClosure;
-
-    if (waitees.empty() || (result == ecFailed && !settings.keepGoing)) {
-
-        /* If we failed and keepGoing is not set, we remove all
-           remaining waitees. */
-        for (auto & goal : waitees) {
-            goal->waiters.extract(shared_from_this());
-        }
-        waitees.clear();
-
-        worker.wakeUp(shared_from_this());
-    }
-}
-
-
 void Goal::trace(std::string_view s)
 {
     debug("%1%: %2%", name, s);
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/goal.hh b/src/libstore/build/goal.hh
index adb3ab94b..dd29b9fc4 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/goal.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/build/goal.hh
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public:
 
     void addWaitee(GoalPtr waitee);
 
-    virtual void waiteeDone(GoalPtr waitee, ExitCode result);
+    virtual void waiteeDone(GoalPtr waitee) { }
 
     virtual WorkResult handleChildOutput(int fd, std::string_view data)
     {
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/worker.cc b/src/libstore/build/worker.cc
index f4c352b61..84727a377 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/worker.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/worker.cc
@@ -154,7 +154,27 @@ void Worker::goalFinished(GoalPtr goal, Goal::Finished & f)
 
     for (auto & i : goal->waiters) {
         if (GoalPtr waiting = i.lock()) {
-            waiting->waiteeDone(goal, f.result);
+            assert(waiting->waitees.count(goal));
+            waiting->waitees.erase(goal);
+
+            waiting->trace(fmt("waitee '%s' done; %d left", goal->name, waiting->waitees.size()));
+
+            if (f.result != Goal::ecSuccess) ++waiting->nrFailed;
+            if (f.result == Goal::ecNoSubstituters) ++waiting->nrNoSubstituters;
+            if (f.result == Goal::ecIncompleteClosure) ++waiting->nrIncompleteClosure;
+
+            if (waiting->waitees.empty() || (f.result == Goal::ecFailed && !settings.keepGoing)) {
+                /* If we failed and keepGoing is not set, we remove all
+                   remaining waitees. */
+                for (auto & i : waiting->waitees) {
+                    i->waiters.extract(waiting);
+                }
+                waiting->waitees.clear();
+
+                wakeUp(waiting);
+            }
+
+            waiting->waiteeDone(goal);
         }
     }
     goal->waiters.clear();