diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/t1lib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/t1lib/default.nix
index 8a76e886b4f..b8e7518cd33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/t1lib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/t1lib/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   postInstall = stdenv.lib.optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) "chmod +x $out/lib/*.so.*"; # ??
 
-  meta = {
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A type 1 font rasterizer library for UNIX/X11";
+    homepage = http://www.t1lib.org/;
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl2 ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }