diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gf/gforth/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gf/gforth/package.nix
index 7ba62baa80f0..81d57c1b3ff6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gf/gforth/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gf/gforth/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   callPackage,
   autoreconfHook,
+  gitUpdater,
   texinfo,
   libffi,
   writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     mkdir -p ${lispDir}
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Forth implementation of the GNU project";
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/gforth";