diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fb/fbthrift/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fb/fbthrift/package.nix
index bbebf9b1c207..c8e3360efcbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fb/fbthrift/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fb/fbthrift/package.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
   mvfst,
 
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     )
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Facebook's branch of Apache Thrift";
     mainProgram = "thrift1";