diff --git a/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix
index ae5a8f4f231..cf2c40f785e 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ assert x11Support -> x11 != null;
 assert cupsSupport -> cups != null;
 
 let
-  meta = {
+  meta_common = {
     homepage = "http://www.gnu.org/software/ghostscript/";
     description = "GNU Ghostscript, a PostScript interpreter";
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ let
       sha256 = "0zqa6ggbkdqiszsywgrra4ij0sddlmrfa50bx2mh568qid4ga0a2";
     };
 
-    inherit meta;
+    meta = meta_common;
     patches = [ ./purity.patch ];
   };
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ let
       url = "http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public/${name}.tar.bz2";
       sha256 = "014f10rxn4ihvcr1frby4szd1jvkrwvmdhnbivpp55c9fssx3b05";
     };
-    meta = meta // {
+    meta = meta_common // {
       homepage = "http://www.ghostscript.com/";
       description = "GPL Ghostscript, a PostScript interpreter";
     };