diff --git a/srcpkgs/termsyn-font/template b/srcpkgs/termsyn-font/template
index a7024c3687..ed2f67c439 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/termsyn-font/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/termsyn-font/template
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ short_desc="Monospaced font based on terminus and tamsyn"
 maintainer="Ypnose <linuxienATlegtuxDOTorg>"
 license="GPL2"
 homepage="http://sourceforge.net/projects/termsyn/"
-update_pkgname=termsyn
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}"/termsyn/${pkgname%-*}-${version}.tar.gz
 checksum=c6de5933bef537ca6f008fed2c787468dca3da4849e4dbdebc80fe6a07ab7a97
 wrksrc=${pkgname%-*}-${version}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/termsyn-font/update b/srcpkgs/termsyn-font/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37ed422907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/termsyn-font/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=termsyn