diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/fbmenugen/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/fbmenugen/default.nix
index 06d7453ede66..86e00967c50e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/fbmenugen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/fbmenugen/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , substituteAll
 , xorg
 , wrapGAppsHook
+, gitUpdater
 }:
 
 perlPackages.buildPerlPackage rec {
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ perlPackages.buildPerlPackage rec {
     wrapProgram "$out/bin/${pname}" --prefix PERL5LIB : "$PERL5LIB"
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/trizen/fbmenugen";
     description = "Simple menu generator for the Fluxbox Window Manager";