diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix
index 4d96ea19373..7acc60e3601 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/meteficha/skein";
-    description = "Family of cryptographic hash functions (includes Skein-MAC)";
+    description = "Skein, a family of cryptographic hash functions. Includes Skein-MAC as well.";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];