diff --git a/srcpkgs/mtree/template b/srcpkgs/mtree/template
index d8fdd16c5c4..b4e78d098a9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mtree/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mtree/template
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ short_desc="Utility for creating and verifying file hierarchies"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD"
 homepage="https://code.google.com/p/mtree-port/"
-update_site="https://code.google.com/p/mtree-port/wiki/Downloads?tm=2"
 distfiles="https://s3.amazonaws.com/archie-public/mtree-port/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=f69b8f249fac99cc97fd401c7d1d2539128231cbc49c2252c4868b441bbb403b
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mtree/update b/srcpkgs/mtree/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d51313f0873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mtree/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+site="https://code.google.com/p/mtree-port/wiki/Downloads?tm=2"