diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/source-highlight/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/source-highlight/default.nix
index 148bbfce99d..e5928e16256 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/source-highlight/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/source-highlight/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "GNU Source-Highlight, source code renderer with syntax highlighting";
+    description = "source code renderer with syntax highlighting";
     homepage = "http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/";
     license = "GPLv3+";
     maintainers = [ ];