diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/xchat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/xchat/default.nix
index 88ba5b9193e..30849c15ea3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/xchat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/xchat/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   configureFlags = "--disable-nls";
 
   meta = {
+    description = "IRC client using GTK".
     homepage = http://www.xchat.org;
+    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
   };
 }