diff --git a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/Tirex/default.nix b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/Tirex/default.nix
index 3fffc0927df5..c95f0a4c6355 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/Tirex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/Tirex/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , JSON
 , LWP
 , mapnik
+, nix-update-script
 }:
 
 buildPerlPackage rec {
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ buildPerlPackage rec {
     rmdir $out/$out $out/nix/store $out/nix
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Tools for running a map tile server";
     homepage = "https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tirex";