diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux/template b/srcpkgs/linux/template
index 8c7cb12825a..75f9555000c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux/template
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ revision=1
 build_style=meta
 homepage="http://www.voidlinux.eu/"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel meta package"
-update_site="https://www.kernel.org/feeds/kdist.xml"
-update_pattern="<title>\K\d+.\d+(?=.[\d]+: stable</title>)"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="Public domain"
 only_for_archs="i686 i686-musl x86_64 x86_64-musl"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux/update b/srcpkgs/linux/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d0cd82229ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="https://www.kernel.org/feeds/kdist.xml"
+pattern="<title>\K\d+.\d+(?=.[\d]+: stable</title>)"