diff --git a/srcpkgs/unrar/template b/srcpkgs/unrar/template
index 0861a366aa7..fe7b7fbfb5c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/unrar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/unrar/template
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ revision=1
 wrksrc=unrar
 repository="nonfree"
 homepage="http://www.rarlab.com/rar"
-update_pkgname=unrarsrc
-update_site="http://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm"
 distfiles="${homepage}/unrarsrc-${version}.tar.gz"
 short_desc="Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/unrar/update b/srcpkgs/unrar/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e711769909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/unrar/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pkgname=unrarsrc
+site="http://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm"