diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/protobuf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/protobuf/default.nix
index a5b22e97953a..de71b8c8000d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/protobuf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/protobuf/default.nix
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ buildPecl {
   buildInputs = [ pcre2 ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = ''
-      Google's language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible mechanism for serializing structured data.
-    '';
+    description = "Google's language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible mechanism for serializing structured data.";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     homepage = "https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/";
     maintainers = teams.php.members;