diff --git a/srcpkgs/udev/template b/srcpkgs/udev/template
index ae0ae5422a..98bb99a67b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/udev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/udev/template
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-${version}.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--exec-prefix= --without-selinux --libexecdir=/lib/udev
 --with-rootlibdir=/lib --enable-introspection --enable-edd --enable-floppy"
-short_desc="A userspace implementation of devfs"
+short_desc="/dev/ and hotplug management daemon"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=4f4206b164972627c5972fabf633210eb9ca8e9e559bbad7fd4d0ab95f2c4e99
 long_desc="
- udev is a implementation of devfs in userspace using sysfs and
- /sbin/hotplug. It requires a 2.5/2.6 kernel to run properly."
+ udev is a daemon which dynamically creates and removes device nodes from
+ /dev/, handles hotplug events and loads drivers at boot time."
 
 keep_empty_dirs=yes
 openrc_services="udev sysinit true"