diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/common.nix
index bc10a31bcf6d..3a2d6836fc11 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/common.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   version,
   src,
   extraMeta ? { },
+  freezeUpdateScript ? false,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ stdenv'.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       packageName = "libxml2";
       versionPolicy = "none";
+      freeze = freezeUpdateScript;
     };
     tests = {
       pkg-config = testers.hasPkgConfigModules {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/default.nix
index 71b433584a35..940f007b97da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ let
         tag = "v${packages.libxml2_13.version}";
         hash = "sha256-acemyYs1yRSTSLH7YCGxnQzrEDm8YPTK4HtisC36LsY=";
       };
+      freezeUpdateScript = true;
       extraMeta = {
         knownVulnerabilities = [
           "CVE-2025-6021"