diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/ardour3.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/ardour3.nix
index 3142b2c52fc..b6d1ce5bd5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/ardour3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/ardour3.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Multi-track hard disk recording software";
     longDescription = ''
-      Also read "The importance of Paying Something" on their homepage, please!
+      Ardour is a digital audio workstation (DAW), You can use it to
+      record, edit and mix multi-track audio and midi. Produce your
+      own CDs. Mix video soundtracks. Experiment with new ideas about
+      music and sound.
+
+      Please consider supporting the ardour project financially:
+      https://community.ardour.org/node/8288
     '';
     homepage = http://ardour.org/;
     license = licenses.gpl2;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix
index 3610aa5fe47..21dc1d70407 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 , libgnomecanvas, libgnomecanvasmm, liblo, libmad, libogg, librdf
 , librdf_raptor, librdf_rasqal, libsamplerate, libsigcxx, libsndfile
 , libusb, libuuid, libxml2, libxslt, lilv, lv2, makeWrapper, pango
-, perl, pkgconfig, python, rubberband, serd, sord, sratom, suil, taglib, vampSDK }:
+, perl, pkgconfig, python, rubberband, serd, sord, sratom, suil, taglib
+, vampSDK
+}:
 
 let
 
@@ -32,13 +34,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "396668fb9116a68f5079f0d880930e890fd0cdf7ee5f3b97fcf44b88cf840b4c";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = 
-    [ alsaLib aubio boost cairomm curl dbus fftw fftwSinglePrec flac glibc
-      glibmm gtk gtkmm jack2 libgnomecanvas libgnomecanvasmm liblo
-      libmad libogg librdf librdf_raptor librdf_rasqal libsamplerate
-      libsigcxx libsndfile libusb libuuid libxml2 libxslt lilv lv2
-      makeWrapper pango perl pkgconfig python rubberband serd sord sratom suil taglib vampSDK
-    ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    alsaLib aubio boost cairomm curl dbus fftw fftwSinglePrec flac
+    glibc glibmm gtk gtkmm jack2 libgnomecanvas libgnomecanvasmm liblo
+    libmad libogg librdf librdf_raptor librdf_rasqal libsamplerate
+    libsigcxx libsndfile libusb libuuid libxml2 libxslt lilv lv2
+    makeWrapper pango perl pkgconfig python rubberband serd sord
+    sratom suil taglib vampSDK
+  ];
 
   patchPhase = ''
     printf '#include "libs/ardour/ardour/revision.h"\nnamespace ARDOUR { const char* revision = \"${revision}\"; }\n' > libs/ardour/revision.cc
@@ -78,7 +81,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Multi-track hard disk recording software";
     longDescription = ''
-      Also read "The importance of Paying Something" on their homepage, please!
+      Ardour is a digital audio workstation (DAW), You can use it to
+      record, edit and mix multi-track audio and midi. Produce your
+      own CDs. Mix video soundtracks. Experiment with new ideas about
+      music and sound.
+
+      Please consider supporting the ardour project financially:
+      https://community.ardour.org/node/8288
     '';
     homepage = http://ardour.org/;
     license = licenses.gpl2;