diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gd/gdbuspp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gd/gdbuspp/package.nix
index 1d371de5192f..178de797b65f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gd/gdbuspp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gd/gdbuspp/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   ninja,
   glib,
   pkg-config,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ glib ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "GDBus++ - a glib2 D-Bus wrapper for C++";
     longDescription = ''