diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ch/checkstyle/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ch/checkstyle/package.nix
index a9aebdb4fa34..03ada727ad34 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ch/checkstyle/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ch/checkstyle/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   makeBinaryWrapper,
   jre,
   maven,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 maven.buildMavenPackage rec {
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ maven.buildMavenPackage rec {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Checks Java source against a coding standard";
     mainProgram = "checkstyle";