diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix
index f45c18dd0f1..0938e2a17a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix
@@ -44,4 +44,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   cygwinConfigureEnableShared = true;
 
   passthru.version = version;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Lossless data-compression library";
+    license = licenses.zlib;
+  };
 }