diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zk/zkfuse/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zk/zkfuse/package.nix
index 099614df6bcd..3751f1e4dda5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zk/zkfuse/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zk/zkfuse/package.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
+    description = "Utility to mount a Zookeeper instance as a file-system";
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ztzg ];
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;