diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sy/syncstorage-rs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sy/syncstorage-rs/package.nix
index be1765ce034a..51dc44b14e34 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sy/syncstorage-rs/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sy/syncstorage-rs/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , libmysqlclient
 , makeBinaryWrapper
 , lib
+, nix-update-script
 }:
 
 let
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   # almost all tests need a DB to test against
   doCheck = false;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {};
+
   meta = {
     description = "Mozilla Sync Storage built with Rust";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncstorage-rs";