diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/autonix/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/autonix/default.nix
index 66e2700f192a..02862abca498 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/autonix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/autonix/default.nix
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ let
 
   mkDerivation = drv: stdenv.mkDerivation (drv // { src = fetchurl drv.src; });
 
-  resolveDeps = scope: map (dep: scope."${dep}" or null);
+  resolveDeps = scope:
+    let resolveDeps_go = dep:
+          let res = scope."${dep}" or [];
+          in if isList res then res else [res];
+    in concatMap resolveDeps_go;
 
   userEnvPkg = dep:
     mapAttrs