diff --git a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
index 7e4fdefe2f..49baef5f04 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
@@ -5513,6 +5513,9 @@ The XCB util module provides the following libraries:
         (modify-phases %standard-phases
           (replace 'bootstrap
             (lambda _
+              ;; The default 'bootstrap' phase would run 'autogen.sh', which
+              ;; would try to run ./configure and fail due to unpatched
+              ;; shebangs.
               (invoke "autoreconf" "-v" "--install"))))))
      (home-page "https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xcb/util-errors/")
      (synopsis "XCB helper library for printing information about X11 errors")
@@ -5524,12 +5527,10 @@ and interfaces which make the raw X protocol more usable.  Some of the
 libraries also provide client-side code which is not strictly part of
 the X protocol but which has traditionally been provided by Xlib.
 
-The XCB util-errors module provides the following library:
-
-- errors: utility library that gives human readable names to
-error codes, event codes and also to major and minor numbers.")
-     (license (license:non-copyleft
-               "file://COPYING" "See COPYING in the distribution.")))))
+The XCB util-errors module provides a utility library that gives human
+readable names to error codes, event codes, and also to major and minor
+numbers.")
+     (license license:x11))))
 
 (define-public xcb-util-image
   (package