diff --git a/srcpkgs/zlib/template b/srcpkgs/zlib/template
index 15fe1ab7576..1baf3be78cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zlib/template
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ short_desc="A compression/decompression Library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="zlib"
 homepage="http://www.zlib.net"
-update_pattern="<B> zlib \K.+?(?=</B>)"
 distfiles="$homepage/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=36658cb768a54c1d4dec43c3116c27ed893e88b02ecfcb44f2166f9c0b7f2a0d
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/zlib/update b/srcpkgs/zlib/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c96efe7b1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/zlib/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern="<B> zlib \K.+?(?=</B>)"