diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-numpy/template b/srcpkgs/python-numpy/template
index 23f5c2eca1..06002fe860 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-numpy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-numpy/template
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ short_desc="Fast and sophisticated array facility to Python2"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.numpy.org/"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
-update_pkgname="numpy"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/numpy/NumPy/${version}/numpy-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=0075bbe07e30b659ae4415446f45812dc1b96121a493a4a1f8b1ba77b75b1e1c
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-numpy/update b/srcpkgs/python-numpy/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c1b7899bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-numpy/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname="numpy"