diff --git a/srcpkgs/wpa_gui/template b/srcpkgs/wpa_gui/template
index 5b50f735dae..945fd00dab1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wpa_gui/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wpa_gui/template
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ short_desc="WPA/WPA2/IEEE 802.1X Supplicant -- Graphical User Interface"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD"
 homepage="http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant"
-update_pattern='wpa_supplicant-\K[\d.]+\d+'
 distfiles="http://hostap.epitest.fi/releases/wpa_supplicant-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=eaaa5bf3055270e521b2dff64f2d203ec8040f71958b8588269a82c00c9d7b6a
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wpa_gui/update b/srcpkgs/wpa_gui/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff4f7041619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wpa_gui/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern='wpa_supplicant-\K[\d.]+\d+'