diff --git a/doc/meta.xml b/doc/meta.xml
index ad16e7683f58..ab6befd4381c 100644
--- a/doc/meta.xml
+++ b/doc/meta.xml
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
   and so on. For instance, the GNU Hello package has a <varname>meta</varname>
   declaration like this:
 <programlisting>
-meta = {
+meta = with stdenv.lib; {
   description = "A program that produces a familiar, friendly greeting";
   longDescription = ''
     GNU Hello is a program that prints "Hello, world!" when you run it.
     It is fully customizable.
   '';
   homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/;
-  license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
-  maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.eelco ];
-  platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+  license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+  maintainers = [ maintainers.eelco ];
+  platforms = platforms.all;
 };
 </programlisting>
  </para>
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/hello/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/hello/default.nix
index 8a31c591b29b..c94f78317f4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/hello/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/hello/default.nix
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A program that produces a familiar, friendly greeting";
     longDescription = ''
       GNU Hello is a program that prints "Hello, world!" when you run it.
       It is fully customizable.
     '';
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/;
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.eelco ];
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.eelco ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
   };
 }