diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-docutils/template b/srcpkgs/python-docutils/template
index a6961d40e6a..62e21728b76 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-docutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-docutils/template
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ short_desc="Text processing system to convert to various formats (Python2)"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://docutils.sourceforge.net"
 license="BSD-2-Clause, GPL-3, PSF, Public Domain"
-update_pkgname="docutils"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/docutils/docutils-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=c7db717810ab6965f66c8cf0398a98c9d8df982da39b4cd7f162911eb89596fa
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-docutils/update b/srcpkgs/python-docutils/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3a60a12d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-docutils/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname="docutils"