diff --git a/srcpkgs/clutter/template b/srcpkgs/clutter/template
index bfe50b17edb..04b0dde9af6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/clutter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/clutter/template
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ homepage="http://www.clutter-project.org"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/clutter/${version%.*}/clutter-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=cc940809e6e1469ce349c4bddb0cbcc2c13c087d4fc15cda9278d855ee2d1293
-update_site="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/cache.json"
-update_ignore="1.*[13579].*"
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="gir"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/clutter/update b/srcpkgs/clutter/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0980963f6df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/clutter/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/cache.json"
+ignore="1.*[13579].*"