diff --git a/srcpkgs/libldap/template b/srcpkgs/libldap/template
index 16127543f70..2bd787e39c4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libldap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libldap/template
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ short_desc="OpenLDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) libraries"
 license="OpenLDAP License v2.8 - BSD alike"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.openldap.org"
-update_site="${homepage}/software/download/"
-update_pkgname=openldap
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.openldap.org/pub/OpenLDAP/openldap-release/openldap-$version.tgz"
 checksum=d12611a5c25b6499293c2bb7b435dc2b174db73e83f5a8cb7e34f2ce5fa6dadb
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libldap/update b/srcpkgs/libldap/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1da6cbfd8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libldap/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="${homepage}/software/download/"
+pkgname=openldap