diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkspell/default.nix
index 22094f3a3f64..14676be0dcb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkspell/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "gtkspell-2.0.16";
-  
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = mirror://sourceforge/gtkspell/gtkspell-2.0.16.tar.gz;
     sha256 = "00hdv28bp72kg1mq2jdz1sdw2b8mb9iclsp7jdqwpck705bdriwg";
   };
-  
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [aspell gtk2 enchant intltool];
 
-  meta = {
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Word-processor-style highlighting and replacement of misspelled words";
+    homepage = http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
   };
 }