diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ev/evil-helix/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ev/evil-helix/package.nix
index baf6501a9f3d..8dfb0caa449e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ev/evil-helix/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ev/evil-helix/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   helix,
   installShellFiles,
+  nix-update-script,
   rustPlatform,
 }:
 
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     cp contrib/helix.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Post-modern modal text editor, with vim keybindings";
     homepage = "https://github.com/usagi-flow/evil-helix";