diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/testers/expect-failure.sh b/pkgs/build-support/testers/expect-failure.sh
index 052ee8527176..9c725d48bf34 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/testers/expect-failure.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/testers/expect-failure.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ echo "testBuildFailure: Original builder produced exit code: $r"
 
 # -----------------------------------------
 # Write the build log to the default output
+#
+# # from stdenv setup.sh
+getAllOutputNames() {
+    if [ -n "$__structuredAttrs" ]; then
+        echo "${!outputs[*]}"
+    else
+        echo "$outputs"
+    fi
+}
 
 outs=( $(getAllOutputNames) )
 defOut=${outs[0]}