diff --git a/srcpkgs/garcon/template b/srcpkgs/garcon/template
index 2472a6dd732..aa0c9ca7214 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/garcon/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/garcon/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ checksum=41c31ba0498c2cc39de4a8e0c2367510adbf4bc2104c17feee358e51e6acf603
 
 garcon-devel_package() {
 	depends="libglib-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
-	short_desc=+" - development files"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig