diff --git a/maintainers/scripts/update.nix b/maintainers/scripts/update.nix
index 61afb64f9fc..2d1f152ed77 100755
--- a/maintainers/scripts/update.nix
+++ b/maintainers/scripts/update.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ let
       in
         [x] ++ nubOn f xs;
 
-  pkgs = import ./../../default.nix { };
+  pkgs = import ./../../default.nix {
+    overlays = [];
+  };
 
   packagesWith = cond: return: set:
     nubOn (pkg: pkg.updateScript)