diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/luakit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/luakit/default.nix
index 241d3e7deac..a3edaad37d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/luakit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/luakit/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "luakit-2012.09.13";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Fast, small, webkit based browser framework extensible in Lua.";
+    description = "Fast, small, webkit based browser framework extensible in Lua";
     homepage    = "http://luakit.org";
     license     = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ matthiasbeyer ];