diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1415f7c7e3f3..a2e65f36971c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -19122,7 +19122,9 @@ with pkgs;
   valgrind = callPackage ../development/tools/analysis/valgrind {
     inherit (buildPackages.darwin) xnu bootstrap_cmds;
   };
-  valgrind-light = res.valgrind.override { gdb = null; };
+  valgrind-light = (res.valgrind.override { gdb = null; }).overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
+    meta.description = "${oldAttrs.meta.description} (without GDB)";
+  });
 
   qcachegrind = libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/tools/analysis/qcachegrind { };