diff --git a/srcpkgs/nemo/template b/srcpkgs/nemo/template
index 0e930c8a76..006d74ac86 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nemo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nemo/template
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ makedepends="libexif-devel gvfs-devel dconf-devel exempi-devel
 depends="gvfs dconf gnome-icon-theme cinnamon-translations desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
-update_site="https://github.com/linuxmint/${pkgname}/tags"
-update_pattern='archive/\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)'
 homepage="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/"
 
 do_fetch() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nemo/update b/srcpkgs/nemo/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..413af3c979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nemo/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="https://github.com/linuxmint/${pkgname}/tags"
+pattern='archive/\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)'