diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-uml/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-uml/template
index 92ec0762938..e7af1ead023 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-uml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-uml/template
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ hostmakedepends="perl bc"
 makedepends="libpcap-devel uml-utilities"
 depends="uml-utilities"
 homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
-update_pkgname="linux"
 license="GPL-2"
 short_desc="Kernel ${version} for User Mode Linux"
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-uml/update b/srcpkgs/kernel-uml/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07d190a88ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-uml/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname="linux"