diff --git a/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template b/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template
index fe15cb3303..363e9b0cd4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ license="BSD"
 homepage="http://packages.debian.org/sid/netcat-openbsd"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/n/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd_${version%_*}.orig.tar.gz
  ${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/n/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd_${version/_/-}.debian.tar.gz"
-update_pattern='netcat-openbsd_\K[\d.]+\d+'
 checksum="40653fe66c1516876b61b07e093d826e2a5463c5d994f1b7e6ce328f3edb211e
  eee759327ffea293e81d0dde67921b7fcfcad279ffd7a2c9d037bbc8f882b363"
 wrksrc="netcat-openbsd-${version%_*}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/update b/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a06cad3138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern='netcat-openbsd_\K[\d.]+\d+'