diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/lp_solve/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/lp_solve/default.nix
index 733cab7a3ed..796faec34e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/lp_solve/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/lp_solve/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "lp_solve is a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solver";
+    description = "A Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solver";
     homepage    = "http://lpsolve.sourceforge.net";
     license     = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ smironov ];