diff --git a/srcpkgs/foobillard++/template b/srcpkgs/foobillard++/template
index f8eb1dc192..4e4f302515 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/foobillard++/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/foobillard++/template
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ revision=1
 wrksrc=foobillardplus-${version}
 build_style=gnu-configure
 homepage="http://foobillardplus.sourceforge.net/"
-update_pkgname="foobillardplus"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/foobillardplus/foobillardplus-$version.tar.gz"
 hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config"
 makedepends="libICE-devel freetype-devel libpng-devel>=1.6 glu-devel SDL_mixer-devel SDL_net-devel"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/foobillard++/update b/srcpkgs/foobillard++/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89ee675215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/foobillard++/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname="foobillardplus"