diff --git a/srcpkgs/netpbm/template b/srcpkgs/netpbm/template
index d3582521ef..3e5bc710e8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/netpbm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/netpbm/template
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ short_desc="Toolkit for manipulation of graphic images"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD,GPL-2,custom"
 homepage="http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/"
-update_site="http://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/advanced/doc/HISTORY"
-update_pattern='Release.\K[\d.]+'
 nocross=yes
 
 do_fetch() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/netpbm/update b/srcpkgs/netpbm/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f48913dd24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/netpbm/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="http://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/advanced/doc/HISTORY"
+pattern='Release.\K[\d.]+'