diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/createrepo_c/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/createrepo_c/default.nix
index b884540f8d4..eed1ed1e526 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/createrepo_c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/createrepo_c/default.nix
@@ -23,5 +23,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   buildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig bzip2 expat glib curl libxml2 python rpm openssl sqlite file xz pcre bashCompletion ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "C implementation of createrepo";
+    homepage    = "http://rpm-software-management.github.io/createrepo_c/";
+    license     = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms   = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ copumpkin ];
+  };
 }