diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-cups/template b/srcpkgs/python-cups/template
index e92c31a370e..1170fca66c2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-cups/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-cups/template
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ short_desc="Python2 CUPS bindings"
 homepage="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pycups"
 license="GPL-2"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-update_pkgname=pycups
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pycups/pycups-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=44346cbd9d6d1785e5cb5d76b661aff2039e920283bd6af251b72a1e668237c4
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-cups/update b/srcpkgs/python-cups/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..77791f0e7e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-cups/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=pycups