diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/meshoptimizer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/meshoptimizer/default.nix
index b6185ae91747..2c4617d15fc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/meshoptimizer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/meshoptimizer/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, nix-update-script }:
 
 let
   basis_universal = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic)
     "-DMESHOPT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON";
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Mesh optimization library that makes meshes smaller and faster to render";
     homepage = "https://github.com/zeux/meshoptimizer";