diff --git a/srcpkgs/bitcoin/template b/srcpkgs/bitcoin/template
index 1a31a8ea85e..a302717ff07 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bitcoin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bitcoin/template
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ short_desc="Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer network based digital currency"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://www.bitcoin.org/"
-update_site="https://bitcoin.org/en/download"
-update_pattern='bitcoin-\K[\d.]+(?=-linux.tar.gz)'
 distfiles="http://bitcoin.org/bin/${version}/bitcoin-${version}-linux.tar.gz"
 checksum=c425783b6cbab9b801ad6a1dcc9235828b98e5dee6675112741f8b210e4f65cd
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bitcoin/update b/srcpkgs/bitcoin/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..290264346fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/bitcoin/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="https://bitcoin.org/en/download"
+pattern='bitcoin-\K[\d.]+(?=-linux.tar.gz)'