diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pdf2xml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pdf2xml/default.nix
index 08d57cda6c1..855df954eb1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pdf2xml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pdf2xml/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     cp exe/* $out/bin
   '';
 
-  meta = {
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "PDF to XML converter";
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
   };
 }