diff --git a/srcpkgs/busybox-static/template b/srcpkgs/busybox-static/template
index 7b993a528f..da259deff9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/busybox-static/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/busybox-static/template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ version=1.22.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="busybox-${version}"
 short_desc+=" (statically linked)"
+update_pkgname=busybox
 
 CFLAGS+=" -static"