diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cppunit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cppunit/default.nix
index 5e55bd51bcd..dbbcf4388c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cppunit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cppunit/default.nix
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "cppunit-1.12.0";
-  
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = mirror://sf/cppunit/cppunit-1.12.0.tar.gz;
     sha256 = "07zyyx5dyai94y8r8va28971f5mw84mb93xx9pm6m4ddpj6c79cq";
   };
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/cppunit/";
+    description = "C++ unit testing framework";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];
+  };
 }