diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fl/flightgear/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fl/flightgear/package.nix
index 52e11166b4d8..5b1d89423184 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fl/flightgear/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fl/flightgear/package.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   qt5,
   glew,
   curl,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rm -rf "$out/appdir"
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Flight simulator";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [