diff --git a/srcpkgs/foomatic-db/template b/srcpkgs/foomatic-db/template
index b06890ea7b..d1881bc51e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/foomatic-db/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/foomatic-db/template
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ short_desc="OpenPrinting printer support - database"
 homepage="http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/databasefoomatic"
 license="GPL-2, MIT"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-update_pattern=$pkgname'-[\d.]+-\K[\d]+'
 distfiles="https://www.openprinting.org/download/foomatic/$pkgname-4.0-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=32957243b3989eaef9f290b4655fad1eaffecdfd424a7cae3b24666013193004
diff --git a/srcpkgs/foomatic-db/update b/srcpkgs/foomatic-db/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..632ae769a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/foomatic-db/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern=$pkgname'-[\d.]+-\K[\d]+'