diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/source-sans-pro/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/source-sans-pro/package.nix
index 645d984ae6e8..b31466ba924b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/so/source-sans-pro/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/source-sans-pro/package.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://adobe-fonts.github.io/source-sans/";
-    description = "Sans serif font family for user interface environments";
+    description = "Sans serif font family for user interface environments (version of Source Sans before being renamed)";
     license = licenses.ofl;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ttuegel ];