diff --git a/software/debian-lib.pl b/software/debian-lib.pl
index 43fdfdc41..f39032e43 100755
--- a/software/debian-lib.pl
+++ b/software/debian-lib.pl
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ else {
 	}
 return () if ($? || $out =~ /Package .* is not available/i);
 local @rv = ( $_[0], &alphabet_name($_[0]) );
-push(@rv, $out =~ /Description:\s+([\0-\177]*\S)/i ? $1
+push(@rv, $out =~ /Description(-en)?:\s+((.*\n)(\s+.*\n)*)/i ? $2
 						   : $text{'debian_unknown'});
 push(@rv, $out =~ /Architecture:\s+(\S+)/i ? $1 : $text{'debian_unknown'});
 push(@rv, $out =~ /Version:\s+(\S+)/i ? $1 : $text{'debian_unknown'});