diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-numpy/template b/srcpkgs/python-numpy/template
index 3dc3e4ab096..15a6a7b7ddf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-numpy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-numpy/template
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ short_desc="Fast and sophisticated array facility to Python2"
 maintainer="Carlo Dormeletti <carloDOTdormelettiATaliceDOTit>"
 homepage="http://www.numpy.org/"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
+update_pkgname="numpy"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/numpy/NumPy/${version}/numpy-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=f7e6cede959ec7d26dc242150839f3193b4ec16d733f1a4bff623c4ed0d27ff5