diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libmbd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmbd/package.nix
index e50641f6b8fd..ccb42ef49cfb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libmbd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmbd/package.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ mpi ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = " Many-body dispersion library";
+    description = "Many-body dispersion library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/libmbd/libmbd";
     license = licenses.mpl20;
     platforms = platforms.linux;