diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
index 09664af82a8..47000c25f35 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ makedepends="python-devel cairo-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel pixman-devel
  alsa-lib-devel wireless_tools-devel libXScrnSaver-devel libSM-devel libXt-devel
  pulseaudio-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
-update_site="${MOZILLA_SITE}/${pkgname}/releases"
-update_pattern="\">\K[0-9.]+(?=/</a>)"
 
 do_build() {
 	cp -f ${FILESDIR}/mozconfig .mozconfig
diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/update b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a7767f493f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="${MOZILLA_SITE}/${pkgname}/releases"
+pattern="\">\K[0-9.]+(?=/</a>)"