diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-gobject2/template b/srcpkgs/python-gobject2/template
index 41988fb603..420354e75c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-gobject2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-gobject2/template
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pycompile_module="glib gobject gtk-2.0 pygtk"
 replaces="pygobject<3.0.0 pygobject2>=0"
 short_desc="Python2 bindings for GObject (GLib 2.x)"
 homepage="http://www.pygtk.org/"
-update_pkgname="pygobject"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/pygobject/${version%.*}/pygobject-${version}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-gobject2/update b/srcpkgs/python-gobject2/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46e4c14707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-gobject2/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname="pygobject"