diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigz/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigz/package.nix
index e81f417312ee..c2acff0cfe94 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigz/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigz/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   zlib,
   ncompress,
   which,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  };
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://www.zlib.net/pigz/";
     description = "Parallel implementation of gzip for multi-core machines";