diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrupdate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrupdate/default.nix
index c8b01c46080..85e45d3fad0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrupdate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrupdate/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [ gfortran openblas ];
 
-  meta = {
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Library for fast updating of qr and cholesky decompositions";
+    homepage = https://sourceforge.net/projects/qrupdate/;
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }