diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/mingetty/mingetty_1.08.bb b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/mingetty/mingetty_1.08.bb
index 491b892..9822e86 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/mingetty/mingetty_1.08.bb
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/mingetty/mingetty_1.08.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 SUMMARY = "Compact getty terminal handler for virtual consoles only"
 SECTION = "console/utils"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingetty/"
+DESCRIPTION = "This is a small Linux console getty that is started on the Linux text console, asks for a login name and then tranfers over to login directory. Is extended to allow automatic login and starting any app."
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 PR = "r3"