diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nsncd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nsncd/default.nix
index 84f7e3c6c258..f235fa0646cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nsncd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nsncd/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   rustPlatform,
+  nix-update-script,
+  nixosTests,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
@@ -40,4 +42,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
     # never built on aarch64-darwin, x86_64-darwin since first introduction in nixpkgs
     broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
+
+  passthru = {
+    tests.nscd = nixosTests.nscd;
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  };
 }