diff --git a/srcpkgs/bullet/template b/srcpkgs/bullet/template
index 4cbc3b75a7e..e36c7ddeb65 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bullet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bullet/template
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ short_desc="A 3D Collision Detection and Rigid Body Dynamics Library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="zlib"
 homepage="http://www.bulletphysics.com/Bullet/"
-update_pattern='bullet-\K[\d.]+-r\d+'
 distfiles="http://bullet.googlecode.com/files/${pkgname}-${_distver}-${_revver}.tgz"
 checksum=67e4c9eb76f7adf99501d726d8ad5e9b525dfd0843fbce9ca73aaca4ba9eced2
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bullet/update b/srcpkgs/bullet/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02cae4cb460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/bullet/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern='bullet-\K[\d.]+-r\d+'