diff --git a/pkgs/data/icons/numix-icon-theme-circle/default.nix b/pkgs/data/icons/numix-icon-theme-circle/default.nix
index d44f53125219..15388e5e4776 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/icons/numix-icon-theme-circle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/icons/numix-icon-theme-circle/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, gtk3, numix-icon-theme, hicolor-icon-theme }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, gtk3, numix-icon-theme, hicolor-icon-theme, gitUpdater }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "numix-icon-theme-circle";
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Numix icon theme (circle version)";
     homepage = "https://numixproject.github.io";