diff --git a/lib/meta.nix b/lib/meta.nix
index 74e9cfb411c..1af31473348 100644
--- a/lib/meta.nix
+++ b/lib/meta.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rec {
        addMetaAttrs {description = "Bla blah";} somePkg
   */
   addMetaAttrs = newAttrs: drv:
-    drv // { meta = (if drv ? meta then drv.meta else {}) // newAttrs; };
+    drv // { meta = (drv.meta or {}) // newAttrs; };
 
 
   /* Change the symbolic name of a package for presentation purposes
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ rec {
 
   /* Apply lowPrio to an attrset with derivations
   */
-  lowPrioSet = set: mapDerivationAttrset lowPrio set; 
+  lowPrioSet = set: mapDerivationAttrset lowPrio set;
 
 
   /* Increase the nix-env priority of the package, i.e., this
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ rec {
   /* Apply hiPrio to an attrset with derivations
   */
   hiPrioSet = set: mapDerivationAttrset hiPrio set;
-  
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 72bdda00bfe..096880a6331 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2851,11 +2851,14 @@ let
     else
       let
         openjdkBootstrap = callPackage ../development/compilers/openjdk/bootstrap.nix { };
-      in callPackage ../development/compilers/openjdk {
+      in (callPackage ../development/compilers/openjdk {
         jdk = openjdkBootstrap;
-      };
+      }) // { outputs = [ "out" ]; };
 
-  openjre = pkgs.openjdk.jre;
+  # FIXME: Need a way to set per-output meta attributes.
+  openjre = (lib.setName "openjre-${lib.getVersion pkgs.openjdk.jre}" (lib.addMetaAttrs
+    { description = "The open-source Java Runtime Environment"; }
+    pkgs.openjdk.jre)) // { outputs = [ "jre" ]; };
 
   jdk = if stdenv.isDarwin || stdenv.system == "i686-linux" || stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux"
     then pkgs.openjdk