diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-building-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/derivation-building-goal.cc
index e8ee945d9..50315dede 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-building-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-building-goal.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ DerivationBuildingGoal::DerivationBuildingGoal(
         throw;
     }
 
-    name = fmt("building of '%s' from in-memory derivation", worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath));
+    name = fmt("building derivation '%s'", worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath));
     trace("created");
 
     /* Prevent the .chroot directory from being
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
index 2e57c1708..e50ce8f79 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ DerivationGoal::DerivationGoal(
 {
     this->drv = std::make_unique<Derivation>(drv);
 
-    name =
-        fmt("building of '%s' from in-memory derivation",
-            DerivedPath::Built{makeConstantStorePathRef(drvPath), drv.outputNames()}.to_string(worker.store));
+    name = fmt("getting output '%s' from derivation '%s'", wantedOutput, worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath));
     trace("created");
 
     mcExpectedBuilds = std::make_unique<MaintainCount<uint64_t>>(worker.expectedBuilds);
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-trampoline-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/derivation-trampoline-goal.cc
index 205f5c427..01c1de75b 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-trampoline-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-trampoline-goal.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ DerivationTrampolineGoal::DerivationTrampolineGoal(
 void DerivationTrampolineGoal::commonInit()
 {
     name =
-        fmt("outer obtaining drv from '%s' and then building outputs %s",
+        fmt("obtaining derivation from '%s' and then building outputs %s",
             drvReq->to_string(worker.store),
             std::visit(
                 overloaded{