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diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wireguard/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wireguard/default.nix
index e183b4ac5d4b..32389d27369c 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wireguard/default.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wireguard/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     inherit (wireguard-tools.meta) homepage license maintainers;
     description = "Kernel module for the WireGuard secure network tunnel";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Backport of WireGuard for kernels 3.10 to 5.5, as an out of tree module.
+      (as WireGuard was merged into the Linux kernel for 5.6)
+    '';
     downloadPage = "https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-linux-compat/refs/";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };