diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/unicodedata2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/unicodedata2/default.nix
index e36f0f7b03c..09b75e0c777 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/unicodedata2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/unicodedata2/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   checkPhase = "pytest tests";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "";
+    description = "Backport and updates for the unicodedata module";
     homepage = "http://github.com/mikekap/unicodedata2";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.sternenseemann ];