diff --git a/srcpkgs/libopenal/template b/srcpkgs/libopenal/template
index e2ea400ce5b..14a19899081 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libopenal/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libopenal/template
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ short_desc="A cross-platform 3D audio library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html"
-update_pkgname=openal-soft
 distfiles="http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal-releases/openal-soft-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=2f3dcd313fe26391284fbf8596863723f99c65d6c6846dccb48e79cadaf40d5f
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libopenal/update b/srcpkgs/libopenal/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..616d2425c8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libopenal/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=openal-soft