diff --git a/gnu/packages/less.scm b/gnu/packages/less.scm
index 92e20a3705..76a4d42dfd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/less.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/less.scm
@@ -84,17 +84,11 @@ text editors.")
     (native-inputs `(("perl" ,perl)))
     (home-page "https://github.com/wofr06/lesspipe")
     (synopsis "Input filter for less")
-    (description "To browse files under UNIX the excellent viewer less
-can be used.  By setting the environment variable LESSOPEN, less can be
-enhanced by external filters to become even more powerful.  Most Linux
-distributions come already with a \"lesspipe.sh\" that covers the most
-common situations.
-The input filter for less described here is called
-\"lesspipe.sh\".  It is able to process a wide variety of file
-formats.  It enables users to deeply inspect archives and to display
-the contents of files in archives without having to unpack them
-before.  That means file contents can be properly interpreted even if
-the files are compressed and contained in a hierarchy of
-archives (often found in RPM or DEB archives containing source
-tarballs).  The filter is easily extensible for new formats.")
-    (license gpl2)))
+    (description "To browse files, the excellent viewer @code{less} can be
+used.  By setting the environment variable @code{LESSOPEN}, less can be
+enhanced by external filters to become more powerful.  The input filter for
+less described here is called @code{lesspipe.sh}.  It is able to process a
+wide variety of file formats.  It enables users to inspect archives and
+display their contents without having to unpack them before.  The filter is
+easily extensible for new formats.")
+    (license gpl2+)))