diff --git a/lix/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc b/lix/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
index e0e14b09f..bc402d00a 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
@@ -1249,8 +1249,6 @@ void LocalDerivationGoal::runChild()
                         "non-functional."
                     );
                 }
-
-                setupConfiguredCertificateAuthority();
             }
 
             for (auto & i : ss) pathsInChroot.emplace(i, i);
@@ -1406,11 +1404,8 @@ void LocalDerivationGoal::runChild()
         }
 #endif
 
-        if (!useChroot) {
-            /* When chroot is not used, FODs still requires a CA to be available as well. */
-            if (!derivationType->isSandboxed()) {
-                setupConfiguredCertificateAuthority();
-            }
+        if (!derivationType->isSandboxed()) {
+            setupConfiguredCertificateAuthority();
         }
 
         if (chdir(tmpDirInSandbox.c_str()) == -1)