diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 6bad5605e..f4dd78475 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Package: libgit2-dev
 Architecture: any
 Section: libdevel
 Depends: ${misc:Depends},
-Description: Git low-level commands library
+Description: low-level Git library
  libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git
  distributed version control system core methods provided as a
  re-entrant link-able library with a solid API.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Package: libgit2-0
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
-Description: Git low-level commands library
+Description: low-level Git library
  libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git
  distributed version control system core methods provided as a
  re-entrant link-able library with a solid API.