diff --git a/pkgs/shells/fish/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/fish/default.nix
index 091da2c68f0d..f24d6ede3148 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/fish/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/fish/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     autoconf
   '';
 
-  meta = {
-    homepage = http://fishshell.com;
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Smart and user-friendly command line shell";
+    homepage = http://fishshell.com/;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }
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