diff --git a/srcpkgs/android-tools/template b/srcpkgs/android-tools/template
index 31180fb4ede..9633e64e604 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/android-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/android-tools/template
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ short_desc="Android platform tools (adb and fastboot)"
 maintainer="Eivind Uggedal <eivind@uggedal.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0 BSD"
 homepage="http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html"
-update_site="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core"
-update_pattern='android-\K[\d._r]+'
 
 do_fetch() {
 	local r
diff --git a/srcpkgs/android-tools/update b/srcpkgs/android-tools/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5c3658d328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/android-tools/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core"
+pattern='android-\K[\d._r]+'