diff --git a/sys-fs/jfsutils/metadata.xml b/sys-fs/jfsutils/metadata.xml
index 048c190bdfcaf..23eb0811376e0 100644
--- a/sys-fs/jfsutils/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-fs/jfsutils/metadata.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 		<name>Lars Wendler</name>
 	</maintainer>
 	<longdescription>
-		Utilities for working with IBM's journaled file system
+		The jfsutils package contains administration and debugging
+		tools for IBM's journaled file system.
+
+		IBM's journaled file system technology, currently used in IBM enterprise servers,
+		is designed for high-throughput server environments, key to running intranet and
+		other high-performance e-business file servers.
 	</longdescription>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="sourceforge">jfs</remote-id>