diff --git a/srcpkgs/nvidia/template b/srcpkgs/nvidia/template
index c3c0ee2392..6bd8f6fc1a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nvidia/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nvidia/template
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ revision=3
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="Propietary NVIDIA license"
 homepage="http://www.nvidia.com"
-update_site="http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html"
-update_pattern='Short Lived.+>\K[\d.]+(?=</A>)'
 
 only_for_archs="i686 x86_64"
 repository="nonfree"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nvidia/update b/srcpkgs/nvidia/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..faadbf9816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nvidia/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html"
+pattern='Short Lived.+>\K[\d.]+(?=</A>)'