diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 7b73c39bfd8..5afbb365516 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ short_desc="An Enhanced multi-threaded syslog daemon"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://www.rsyslog.com"
-update_pattern='<b>\K[\d.]+(?=</b>)'
 distfiles="${homepage}/files/download/rsyslog/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=759f836be460c794a7649f2b5b5ef8d423388ec599bf3b49f51fded3f8c02431
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/update b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a1dd7d33a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern='<b>\K[\d.]+(?=</b>)'