diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/folly/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/folly/package.nix
index 3de4d6c632a5..86f626fbce77 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/folly/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/folly/package.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
   follyMobile ? false,
 
+  nix-update-script,
+
   # for passthru.tests
   python3,
   watchman,
@@ -178,6 +180,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     inherit boost;
     fmt = fmt_11;
 
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
     tests = {
       inherit watchman;
       inherit (python3.pkgs) django pywatchman;