diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index 3a0de78897f..a0e0a817173 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ libitm-devel_package() {
 	}
 }
 libitm_package() {
-	short_desc+=" -Transactional Memory library"
+	short_desc+=" - Transactional Memory library"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/libitm.so.*"
 	}