diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/inhibit-gnome.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/inhibit-gnome.nix
index 2955dfb7c0c8..618c74adea93 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/inhibit-gnome.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/inhibit-gnome.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkg-config, dbus, mpv-unwrapped }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, gitUpdater, pkg-config, dbus, mpv-unwrapped }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mpv-inhibit-gnome";
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rev = "v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-LSGg5gAQE2JpepBqhz6D6d3NlqYaU4bjvYf1F+oLphQ=";
   };
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    rev-prefix = "v";
+  };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];