diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lkl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lkl/default.nix
index 26a0e097c47..2f563ab635e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lkl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lkl/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "LKL (Linux Kernel Library) aims to allow reusing the Linux kernel code as extensively as possible with minimal effort and reduced maintenance overhead";
+    description = "The Linux kernel as a library";
+    longDescription = ''
+      LKL (Linux Kernel Library) aims to allow reusing the Linux kernel code as
+      extensively as possible with minimal effort and reduced maintenance
+      overhead
+    '';
     homepage    = https://github.com/lkl/linux/;
     platforms   = [ "x86_64-linux" ]; # Darwin probably works too but I haven't tested it
     license     = licenses.gpl2;