diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/acme/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/acme/default.nix
index 820ee2a95d81..503c6f796591 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/acme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/acme/default.nix
@@ -27,4 +27,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   checkInputs = [ nose ];
 
   postUnpack = "sourceRoot=\${sourceRoot}/acme";
+
+  meta = certbot.meta // {
+    description = "ACME protocol implementation in Python";
+  };
 }