diff --git a/srcpkgs/signify/template b/srcpkgs/signify/template
index 8977cafefb7..6815171918f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/signify/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/signify/template
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ license="ISC"
 homepage="http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/signify"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/slackdepot/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-portable-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=11c0a1ac0ca8075d2f00036f8de53a213346c4b2ecf44dacedc60d160569f6b2
-update_pkgname="${pkgname}-portable"
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-portable-${version}"
 
 pre_build() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/signify/update b/srcpkgs/signify/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97579dd59c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/signify/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname="${pkgname}-portable"