diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/thunderbird-bin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/thunderbird-bin/default.nix
index ed798ee9233..4ba750e9423 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/thunderbird-bin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/thunderbird-bin/default.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 , gnused
 , gnugrep
 , gnupg
+, runtimeShell
 }:
 
 # imports `version` and `sources`
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     '';
 
   passthru.updateScript = import ./../../browsers/firefox-bin/update.nix {
-    inherit name stdenv writeScript xidel coreutils gnused gnugrep curl gnupg;
+    inherit name stdenv writeScript xidel coreutils gnused gnugrep curl gnupg runtimeShell;
     baseName = "thunderbird";
     channel = "release";
     basePath = "pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/thunderbird-bin";