diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp/default.nix
index 4efdb2633f28..51084adf6ed6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp is a sphinx extension which ...";
+    description = "Sphinx extension which renders HTML help files";
     homepage = "http://sphinx-doc.org/";
     license = licenses.bsd0;
   };