diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtommath/template b/srcpkgs/libtommath/template
index 42e1b426544..b234f585cef 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libtommath/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libtommath/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libtommath
 version=1.2.0
 revision=1
 hostmakedepends="libtool"
-short_desc="A portable number theoretic multiple-precision integer library"
+short_desc="Portable number theoretic multiple-precision integer library"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="Public domain"
 homepage="http://www.libtom.net/LibTomMath/"