diff --git a/srcpkgs/nmon/template b/srcpkgs/nmon/template
index 6cf7762a26f..28f02c7231d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nmon/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nmon/template
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ makedepends="ncurses-devel"
 depends="ncurses"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://nmon.sourceforge.net/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage"
-update_pattern="lmon\K.+?(?=\.c)"
 short_desc="Nigel's performance Monitor for Linux"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/nmon/files/lmon${version}.c"
 skip_extraction="lmon${version}.c"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nmon/update b/srcpkgs/nmon/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c5289c55be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nmon/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern="lmon\K.+?(?=\.c)"