diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 321bdbd46..102606aa5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 cmake (2.8.4+dfsg.1-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Merge 2.8.2+dfsg.1-0+squeeze1 changes.
+  * Do not start cmake description synopsis with an article.
 
  -- Modestas Vainius <modax@debian.org>  Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:38:25 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index bce161136..c8f475e7e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Package: cmake
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, cmake-data (= ${source:Version}), procps [!hurd-any]
 Suggests: gcc, make
-Description: a cross-platform, open-source make system
+Description: cross-platform, open-source make system
  CMake is used to control the software compilation process using
  simple platform and compiler independent configuration files. CMake
  generates native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the