diff --git a/dev-go/go-tools/go-tools-0_pre20180817.ebuild b/dev-go/go-tools/go-tools-0_pre20180817.ebuild
index a7bd294e62037..35fe93954d4e2 100644
--- a/dev-go/go-tools/go-tools-0_pre20180817.ebuild
+++ b/dev-go/go-tools/go-tools-0_pre20180817.ebuild
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ARCHIVE_URI="https://github.com/golang/tools/archive/${EGIT_COMMIT}.tar.gz -> ${
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~x86"
 inherit golang-build golang-vcs-snapshot
 
-DESCRIPTION="Go Tools"
+DESCRIPTION="Tools that support the Go programming language (godoc, etc.)"
 HOMEPAGE="https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/tools"
 GO_FAVICON="go-favicon-20181103162401.ico"
 SRC_URI="${ARCHIVE_URI}
diff --git a/dev-go/go-tools/go-tools-9999.ebuild b/dev-go/go-tools/go-tools-9999.ebuild
index ffc68729ed0bc..7b130f58c15fb 100644
--- a/dev-go/go-tools/go-tools-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-go/go-tools/go-tools-9999.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ else
 fi
 inherit golang-build
 
-DESCRIPTION="Go Tools"
+DESCRIPTION="Tools that support the Go programming language (godoc, etc.)"
 HOMEPAGE="https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/tools"
 GO_FAVICON="go-favicon-20181103162401.ico"
 SRC_URI="${ARCHIVE_URI}