diff --git a/srcpkgs/java-commons-io/template b/srcpkgs/java-commons-io/template
index 909242497e..1ac4ff58ff 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/java-commons-io/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/java-commons-io/template
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ version=2.4
 revision=3
 maintainer="Carlo Dormeletti <carloDOTdormelettiATaliceDOTit>"
 homepage="http://commons.apache.org/io"
-update_pkgname="${_origname}"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 short_desc="IO related classes for Java."
 hostmakedepends="oracle-jdk apache-ant"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/java-commons-io/update b/srcpkgs/java-commons-io/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f739bb2c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/java-commons-io/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname="${_origname}"