diff --git a/pkgs/misc/tex/texlive/moderncv.nix b/pkgs/misc/tex/texlive/moderncv.nix
index 2ddde10200b6..a19835eda4bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/tex/texlive/moderncv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/tex/texlive/moderncv.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rec {
   '') ["minInit" "addInputs" "doUnpack" "defEnsureDir"];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Extra components for TeXLive";
+    description = "the moderncv class for TeXLive";
     maintainers = [ args.lib.maintainers.simons ];
 
     # Actually, arch-independent..