diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/te/termbg/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/te/termbg/package.nix
index c0a45c888e57..1278c80e057d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/te/termbg/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/te/termbg/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     ln -s ${./Cargo.lock} Cargo.lock
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    extraArgs = [ "--generate-lockfile" ];
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Program for terminal background color detection";
     homepage = "https://github.com/dalance/termbg";