diff --git a/srcpkgs/argyllcms/template b/srcpkgs/argyllcms/template
index d822282253f..6a1435dd0a1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/argyllcms/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/argyllcms/template
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ short_desc="ICC compatible color management system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL, AGPL"
 homepage="http://www.argyllcms.com/"
-update_site="http://www.argyllcms.com/downloadsrc.html"
-update_pattern='Argyll_V\K[\d.]+'
 distfiles="http://www.argyllcms.com/Argyll_V${version}_src.zip"
 checksum=188beaa03dd2459403415023f8f8f9aab362bf3062a9822b3622dde6902e4b84
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/argyllcms/update b/srcpkgs/argyllcms/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba26260232c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/argyllcms/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="http://www.argyllcms.com/downloadsrc.html"
+pattern='Argyll_V\K[\d.]+'