diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-netspeed/template b/srcpkgs/mate-netspeed/template
index cc3c483d929..4eb06948c03 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-netspeed/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-netspeed/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool libxslt"
 makedepends="libSM-devel gtk+-devel libgtop-devel>=2.30 wireless_tools-devel libmate-panel-devel"
 depends="hicolor-icon-theme"
-short_desc="A MATE applet that shows how much traffic occurs on a specified network device"
+short_desc="A MATE applet that shows traffic stats on a specified network device"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-2"
 homepage="http://mate-desktop.org"