diff --git a/srcpkgs/redshift/template b/srcpkgs/redshift/template
index b97ae379020..7ea6b3b92a1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/redshift/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/redshift/template
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ makedepends="GConf-devel libXxf86vm-devel pygtk-devel python-xdg geoclue-devel>=
 short_desc="Adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
-update_pattern='Redshift \K[\d.]+'
 homepage="http://jonls.dk/redshift/"
 
 do_fetch() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/redshift/update b/srcpkgs/redshift/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..984f46ed2d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/redshift/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern='Redshift \K[\d.]+'