diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template
index fd406c892f..ead4878f8e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-splash --enable-ipv6 --disable-schemas-install
 --with-gconf-schema-file-dir=/usr/share/gconf/schemas
 --localstatedir=/var"
-short_desc="The GNU stream editor"
+short_desc="GNOME session management utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=efeb45319403546fa60e6cb035e4de5e87731ea672fd37635749af49d0fd4d84
 long_desc="
- Sed, the GNU Stream Editor, copies the named files (standard input default)
- to the standard output, edited according to a script of commands."
+ gnome-session provides the following components:
+
+  * The GNOME session manager.
+  * The GNOME session manager configuration program and several other
+    session management related utilities.
+  * The GNOME session manager proxy, which handles basic session
+    management for applications that do not support XSM."
 
 keep_empty_dirs=yes
 gconf_schemas="gnome-session.schemas"