diff --git a/srcpkgs/lpsolve/template b/srcpkgs/lpsolve/template
index 947e7a0702e..1876160bbe7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lpsolve/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lpsolve/template
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ short_desc="Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solver"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <eb@s01.de>"
 license="GPL"
 homepage="http://sourceforge.net/projects/lpsolve"
-update_pattern='lp_solve_\K[\d.]+(?=_source\.tar\.gz)'
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/lp_solve_${version}_source.tar.gz"
 checksum=5827a30b143105283f398a09419ea608719a2d7699ecea165a66d521803bcc9c
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lpsolve/update b/srcpkgs/lpsolve/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29d0471d15d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/lpsolve/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern='lp_solve_\K[\d.]+(?=_source\.tar\.gz)'