diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rbspy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rbspy/default.nix
index 2a7ced543ba..f31ec6d8c1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rbspy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rbspy/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , ruby
 , which
+, nix-update-script
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ ruby which ]
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin rustPlatform.bindgenHook;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://rbspy.github.io/";
     description = ''