diff --git a/srcpkgs/cpuburn/template b/srcpkgs/cpuburn/template
index 0e882ac26b..d4f201877c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cpuburn/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cpuburn/template
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ short_desc="Collection of programs to put heavy load on CPU"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cpuburn/"
-update_site="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cpuburn/"
-update_pattern='cpuburn/\K[\d.]+\d+'
 distfiles="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/${pkgname}_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
 checksum=eb191ce9bfbf453d30c218c3419573df102a3588f96c4a43686c84bb9da4bed6
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cpuburn/update b/srcpkgs/cpuburn/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ceaf1a4ef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cpuburn/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cpuburn/"
+pattern='cpuburn/\K[\d.]+\d+'