diff --git a/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/template b/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/template
index cc6a23e7ac5..6580c7e8634 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/template
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ short_desc="Layer2 ethernet bridging for Linux"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/bridge"
-update_pkgname="bridge"
-update_pattern="bridge-utils-\K[\d.]+"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/bridge/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=42f9e5fb8f6c52e63a98a43b81bd281c227c529f194913e1c51ec48a393b6688
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/update b/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1b310388c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pkgname="bridge"
+pattern="bridge-utils-\K[\d.]+"