diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/mold/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/mold/default.nix
index d0f33d750c23..a63822428b26 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/mold/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/mold/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , xxHash
 , zlib
 , openssl
+, nix-update-script
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   LTO = 1;
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script {
+      attrPath = pname;
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A high performance drop-in replacement for existing unix linkers";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rui314/mold";