diff --git a/gnu/packages/haskell.scm b/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
index 36c3eaab7..c8fade065 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
@@ -9509,9 +9509,10 @@ address string against RFC 5322.")
              ("ghc-unordered-containers" ,ghc-unordered-containers)
              ("ghc-void" ,ghc-void)
              ("ghc-vector" ,ghc-vector)))
-   (synopsis "Haskell bytes: serialization between binary and cereal")
-   (description "Haskell module to share code for serialization between
-binary and cereal")
+   (synopsis "Serialization between @code{binary} and @code{cereal}")
+   (description "This package provides a simple compatibility shim that lets
+you work with both @code{binary} and @code{cereal} with one chunk of
+serialization code.")
    (home-page "https://hackage.haskell.org/package/bytes")
    (license license:bsd-3)))