diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/cunit/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/cunit/default.nix
index 22445b5d21c..aa586945cb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/cunit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/cunit/default.nix
@@ -7,5 +7,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/cunit/${name}-src.tar.bz2";
     sha256 = "1slb2sybv886ys0qqikb8lzn0h9jcqfrv64lakdxmqbgncq5yw0z";
   };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A Unit Testing Framework for C";
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      CUnit is a lightweight system for writing, administering, and running
+      unit tests in C.  It provides C programmers a basic testing functionality
+      with a flexible variety of user interfaces.
+    '';
+
+    homepage = http://cunit.sourceforge.net/;
+
+    license = "lgpl";
+
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.shlevy ];
+  };
 }