diff --git a/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template b/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template
index f687a0f4884..78e0a777d62 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config"
 makedepends="libpng-devel lcms2-devel tiff-devel doxygen"
 distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/openjpeg.mirror/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum="15df7b194a5d8dba0052cd21c17a4dc761149a770a907d73fffb972078c28a87"
-update_ignore="2.*"
 
 libopenjpeg-devel_package() {
     short_desc+=" - development files"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/openjpeg/update b/srcpkgs/openjpeg/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6bfa7d9a00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/openjpeg/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ignore="2.*"