diff --git a/alpine.mk b/alpine.mk
index 74095a0820f3b43026692c31ac24012f9c3e8635..c0d1c9636e0131ccb464bd7a24b6b2ceb2dc31ed 100755
--- a/alpine.mk
+++ b/alpine.mk
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ $(ISO_REPOS_DIRSTAMP): $(ISO_PKGDIR)/APKINDEX.tar.gz
 
 $(ISO_PKGDIR)/APKINDEX.tar.gz: $(APK_FILES)
 	@echo "==> iso: generating repository index"
-	@apk index -o $@ $(ISO_PKGDIR)/*.apk
+	@apk index --description "$(ALPINE_NAME) $(ALPINE_RELEASE)" \
+		-o $@ $(ISO_PKGDIR)/*.apk
 	@abuild-sign $@
 
 $(ISO_KERNEL):