diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template b/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template
index 7aefcd58fc2..843da1f12c3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ depends="cpupower>=${version} perf>=${version} usbip>=${version}"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
-update_pkgname="linux"
 distfiles="http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=5833cd780fd96614b722040041d8242c102ad7eb956d6f102760bc0faad0a08e
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux-tools/update b/srcpkgs/linux-tools/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07d190a88ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux-tools/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname="linux"