diff --git a/pkgs/misc/busybox/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/busybox/default.nix
index b5bf9e038c9..ce42a156605 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/busybox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/busybox/default.nix
@@ -64,4 +64,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         CONFIG_IONICE n
       '' else "");
   };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Tiny versions of common UNIX utilities in a single small executable";
+    homepage = http://busybox.net/;
+    license = "GPLv2";
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
+    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
+  };
 }