diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ba/bashdb/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ba/bashdb/package.nix
index 978a0b3cf094..9ec2e3c06cdb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ba/bashdb/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ba/bashdb/package.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
   perl,
 
   python3,
+  bash,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [
     # used at runtime by term-highlight.py
     (python3.withPackages (ps: [ ps.pygments ]))
+    bash
   ];
 
   configureFlags = [
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "--with-dbg-main=${placeholder "out"}/share/bashdb/bashdb-main.inc"
   ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://bashdb.sourceforge.net/";
     description = "A gdb-like debugger for bash";
@@ -55,6 +60,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       jk
     ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
   };
 }