diff --git a/srcpkgs/gwenhywfar/template b/srcpkgs/gwenhywfar/template
index 0bc994cdc32..7e6340768e5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gwenhywfar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gwenhywfar/template
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ configure_args="--disable-binreloc"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <eb@s01.de>"
 license="LGPL"
 homepage="http://www.aquamaniac.de"
-update_site="http://www.aquamaniac.de/sites/download/packages.php"
-update_pattern='gwenhywfar-\K[\d.]+(beta)?'
 short_desc="OS abstraction functions for various projects"
 distfiles="http://www2.aquamaniac.de/sites/download/download.php?package=01&release=${_dnrel}&file=01&dummy=gwenhywfar-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=4beca892c1235548ea0ae30132a6d2e57911c22340746585395ccb01d84ec72b
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gwenhywfar/update b/srcpkgs/gwenhywfar/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd9a50abe39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gwenhywfar/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="http://www.aquamaniac.de/sites/download/packages.php"
+pattern='gwenhywfar-\K[\d.]+(beta)?'