diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/shadow/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/shadow/default.nix
index 25ba60b58ee..885ea3421f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/shadow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/shadow/default.nix
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       mv $out/bin/su $su/bin
     '';
 
-  meta = {
-    homepage = http://pkg-shadow.alioth.debian.org/;
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/shadow-maint;
     description = "Suite containing authentication-related tools such as passwd and su";
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 
   passthru = {