diff --git a/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template b/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
index cbbbbc378e..1d77921dcb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ license="LGPL-2.1, 2-clause-BSD"
 distfiles="${homepage}/releases/webkitgtk-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=beef5e24edd9b9cade22d80bf373c74d236f996fe30f49f8697a70f267772e9b
 wrksrc="webkitgtk-$version"
-update_pkgname="webkitgtk"
-update_ignore="*.[13579].*"
 
 # ETOOHUGE
 nodebug=1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/update b/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ad07576a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pkgname="webkitgtk"
+ignore="*.[13579].*"