diff --git a/gnu/packages/clojure.scm b/gnu/packages/clojure.scm
index 1aa81c21ae..09674f541e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/clojure.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/clojure.scm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Jesse Gibbons <jgibbons2357+guix@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2024 Roman Scherer <roman@burningswell.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -1014,9 +1015,11 @@ (define-public http-kit
      '(#:java-source-dirs '("src/java")
        #:source-dirs '("src")
        #:doc-dirs '()
-       #:tests? #f))  ;; Too many unpackaged dependencies
-    (synopsis "Simple, high-performance event-driven HTTP client and server for Clojure")
-    (description "Minimalist, event-driven, high-performance Clojure HTTP
-client and server library with WebSocket and asynchronous support.")
+       #:tests? #f))                    ;XXX: too many unpackaged dependencies
+    (synopsis
+     "High-performance, event-driven HTTP client and server for Clojure")
+    (description "This package provides a minimalist, event-driven,
+high-performance Clojure HTTP client and server library with WebSocket and
+asynchronous support.")
     (home-page "https://github.com/http-kit/http-kit")
     (license license:asl2.0)))