diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/accounts-qt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/accounts-qt/default.nix
index 8e5dd411fca2..e96c4b0aca81 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/accounts-qt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/accounts-qt/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
-    rev = "VERSION_";
+    rev-prefix = "VERSION_";
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libaccounts-glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libaccounts-glib/default.nix
index 310d13c978b3..cfac6c97ac74 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libaccounts-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libaccounts-glib/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
-    rev = "VERSION_";
+    rev-prefix = "VERSION_";
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {