diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ml/mlv-app/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ml/mlv-app/package.nix
index 390521b5fa92..9be0365f2bd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ml/mlv-app/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ml/mlv-app/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   libsForQt5,
   writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
   ffmpeg-headless,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "All in one MLV processing app that is pretty great";
     homepage = "https://mlv.app";