diff --git a/srcpkgs/snappy-player/template b/srcpkgs/snappy-player/template
index c0dc320de7..b26a0d0801 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/snappy-player/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/snappy-player/template
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ short_desc="Powerful media player with a minimalistic interface"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Snappy"
-update_pkgname=snappy
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/snappy/${version}/snappy-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=0d33a05c1ad3cc075b8b9bf38d45634ea5204159454597b0882dd6a8d9763f58
diff --git a/srcpkgs/snappy-player/update b/srcpkgs/snappy-player/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2354037358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/snappy-player/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=snappy