diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/builder.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/builder.cc
index a0773511..4bc00f0c 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/builder.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/builder.cc
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ State::StepResult State::doBuildStep(nix::ref<Store> destStore,
                     unlink(result.logFile.c_str());
                 }
             } catch (...) {
-                ignoreException();
+                ignoreExceptionInDestructor();
             }
         }
     });