diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 3a8d45e20b..c40b33a0a9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -1150,23 +1150,17 @@ supported under @file{/sys/class/backlight/}.")
                (base32
                 "1qi4l6yam8nrlmc3zwkrz9vph0xsj1cgmkqci4652mbpbzigg7vn"))))
     (build-system linux-module-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     `(#:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (replace 'check
-           (lambda _
-             (invoke "make"
-                     "--directory=./tests"
-                     (string-append "CC=" ,(cc-for-target))))))))
     (home-page "https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback")
-    (synopsis "Linux kernel module that allows you to create \"virtual video devices\"")
-    (description "This module allows you to create \"virtual video devices\"
-normal (v4l2) applications will read these devices as if they were ordinary
-video devices, but the video will not be read from e.g. a capture card but
-instead it is generated by another application. this allows you for instance
-to apply some nifty video effects on your Jitsi video... it also allows some
-more serious things (e.g. using it to add streaming capabilities to an
-application by the means of hooking GStreamer into the loopback devices).")
+    (synopsis "Linux kernel module to create virtual V4L2 video devices")
+    (description
+     "This Linux module creates virtual video devices.  @acronym{V4L2, Video
+for Linux 2} applications will treat these as ordinary video devices but read
+video data generated by another application, instead of a hardware device such
+as a capture card.
+
+This lets you apply nifty effects to your Jitsi video, for example, but also
+allows some more serious things like adding streaming capabilities to an
+application by hooking GStreamer into the loopback device.")
     (license license:gpl2+)))