diff --git a/pkgs/data/themes/numix/default.nix b/pkgs/data/themes/numix/default.nix
index 23f491d4a9ad..240243b06b2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/themes/numix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/themes/numix/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, sass, glib, libxml2, gdk-pixbuf
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, sass
+, glib
+, libxml2
+, gdk-pixbuf
 , gtk-engine-murrine
+, gitUpdater
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -22,6 +29,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs .
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Modern flat theme with a combination of light and dark elements (GNOME, Unity, Xfce and Openbox)";
     homepage = "https://numixproject.github.io";