diff --git a/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/template b/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/template
index 3cdbb86de29..281bd1565f6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/template
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ short_desc="NUT provides UPS control and monitoring features"
 maintainer="Ypnose <linuxienATlegtuxDOTorg>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.networkupstools.org/"
-update_site="${homepage}/download.html"
-update_pkgname=nut
 distfiles="http://www.networkupstools.org/source/2.7/nut-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=4d5365359b059d96dfcb77458f361a114d26c84f1297ffcd0c6c166f7200376d
 wrksrc="nut-${version}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/update b/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..282f7536daf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="${homepage}/download.html"
+pkgname=nut