diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gp/gpclient/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gp/gpclient/package.nix
index dcf730dde72e..066f21314e26 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gp/gpclient/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gp/gpclient/package.nix
@@ -41,11 +41,15 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   # nixpkgs-update: no auto update
   inherit (gpauth)
     cargoHash
-    meta
     src
     version
     ;
 
+  meta = gpauth.meta // {
+    # Re-anchor meta.position here so nixpkgs-update sees the opt-out above.
+    inherit (gpauth.meta) description;
+  };
+
   buildAndTestSubdir = "apps/gpclient";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [