diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
index 1ffa016159aaa..6c3347b24e9b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ rec {
       , knownVulnerabilities ? []
     }:
   let
+    docker-meta = {
+      license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+      maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+        offline
+        vdemeester
+        periklis
+        teutat3s
+      ];
+    };
+
     docker-runc = runc.overrideAttrs {
       pname = "docker-runc";
       inherit version;
@@ -160,6 +170,11 @@ rec {
         ++ lib.optional (!withBtrfs) "exclude_graphdriver_btrfs"
         ++ lib.optional (!withLvm) "exclude_graphdriver_devicemapper"
         ++ lib.optional withSeccomp "seccomp";
+
+      meta = docker-meta // {
+          homepage = "https://mobyproject.org/";
+          description = "A collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems.";
+        };
     });
 
     plugins = lib.optional buildxSupport docker-buildx
@@ -257,7 +272,7 @@ rec {
       tests = lib.optionals (!clientOnly) { inherit (nixosTests) docker; };
     };
 
-    meta = with lib; {
+    meta = docker-meta // {
       homepage = "https://www.docker.com/";
       description = "Open source project to pack, ship and run any application as a lightweight container";
       longDescription = ''
@@ -265,8 +280,6 @@ rec {
 
         To enable the docker daemon on NixOS, set the `virtualisation.docker.enable` option to `true`.
       '';
-      license = licenses.asl20;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ offline vdemeester periklis teutat3s ];
       mainProgram = "docker";
       inherit knownVulnerabilities;
     };
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dbus-broker/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dbus-broker/default.nix
index 784024f8754d0..9414f4fb33feb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dbus-broker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dbus-broker/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 }:
 
 let
+  meta = {
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
 
   dep = { pname, version, hash, rev ? "v${version}", buildInputs ? [ ] }:
     stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -22,6 +26,14 @@ let
       };
       nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkg-config ];
       inherit buildInputs;
+      meta = meta // {
+        description = "The C-Util Project is a collection of utility libraries for the C11 language.";
+        homepage = "https://c-util.github.io/";
+        license = [
+          lib.licenses.asl20
+          lib.licenses.lgpl21Plus
+        ];
+      };
     };
 
   # These libraries are not used outside of dbus-broker.
@@ -89,11 +101,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = meta // {
     description = "Linux D-Bus Message Broker";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bus1/dbus-broker/wiki";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
   };
 })