diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 11f81e1..a036640 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Description: static library, header files, and docs for libite
 Package: libite5
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
-Description: That missing frog DNA you've been looking for.
+Description: That missing frog DNA you've been looking for
  Libite, or -lite, is a lightweight library of frog DNA.  It can be used
  to fill the gaps in any dinosaur project.  It holds useful functions
  and macros developed by both Finit and the OpenBSD project.  Most