diff --git a/srcpkgs/parrot/template b/srcpkgs/parrot/template
index cff24fa35c..5dc649e7a1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/parrot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/parrot/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=6.9.0
 revision=1
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share"
-short_desc="virtual machine designed to compile and execute bytecode for dynamic languages"
+short_desc="Virtual machine designed for dynamic languages"
 maintainer="pancake <pancake@nopcode.org>"
 homepage="http://www.parrot.org"
 hostmakedepends="perl>=5.20"