diff --git a/srcpkgs/rust/template b/srcpkgs/rust/template
index 952b3964d4..2dd4129832 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rust/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rust/template
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ short_desc="A safe, concurrent, practical language"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.rust-lang.org/"
 license="MIT, Apache-2.0"
-update_site="${homepage}install.html"
 distfiles="http://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=883e66b24d90d9957c5c538469fcde6f0668e5fb6448beecfc60884060e769b7
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rust/update b/srcpkgs/rust/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20136ade0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/rust/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+site="${homepage}install.html"