diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/template b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/template
index e7b70d7ff1..e22c35523f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/template
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ short_desc="Python2 bindings for the Qt5 toolkit"
 _short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4}"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/intro"
-update_pkgname="PyQt-gpl"
 license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/pyqt/PyQt-gpl-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=bdc06613caa718977fcee43ce3bc4e959ea1efd02d86268d8c478b48c259448e
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/update b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6df6abdaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname="PyQt-gpl"