diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/irssi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/irssi/default.nix
index d6b57b6cb0d..a467cead17c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/irssi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/irssi/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage    = http://irssi.org;
+    description = "A terminal based IRC client";
     platforms   = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ lovek323 ];
   };