diff --git a/maintainers/scripts/check-hydra-by-maintainer.nix b/maintainers/scripts/check-hydra-by-maintainer.nix
index cecf65ec66dc..326aae47f8c5 100644
--- a/maintainers/scripts/check-hydra-by-maintainer.nix
+++ b/maintainers/scripts/check-hydra-by-maintainer.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ let
 in
 pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "nixpkgs-update-script";
+  buildInputs = [ pkgs.hydra-check ];
   buildCommand = ''
     echo ""
     echo "----------------------------------------------------------------"