diff --git a/srcpkgs/gajim/template b/srcpkgs/gajim/template
index 5feaaa61c9e..945000d6c4e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gajim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gajim/template
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ pycompile_module="gajim"
 short_desc="Full featured Jabber/XMPP client"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://www.gajim.org"
-update_site="https://gajim.org/downloads.php?lang=en"
 license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="https://gajim.org/downloads/${version}/gajim-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=7abd8dfb22522d3a2f0345da2a86b99fb9917bfd97310124df8601fab82ca193
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gajim/update b/srcpkgs/gajim/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..760f36fd5d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gajim/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+site="https://gajim.org/downloads.php?lang=en"