1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/info.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/info.py
index f0cddad2e2..43d086d4b3 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/info.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/info.py
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ def print_text_info(pkg):
     header = "{0}:   ".format(pkg.build_system_class)
 
     print(header, pkg.name)
+
+    print()
+    print("Description:")
+    if pkg.__doc__:
+        print(pkg.format_doc(indent=4))
+    else:
+        print("    None")
+
     whitespaces = ''.join([' '] * (len(header) - len("Homepage: ")))
     print("Homepage:", whitespaces, pkg.homepage)
 
@@ -183,13 +191,6 @@ def print_text_info(pkg):
     else:
         print("    None")
 
-    print()
-    print("Description:")
-    if pkg.__doc__:
-        print(pkg.format_doc(indent=4))
-    else:
-        print("    None")
-
 
 def info(parser, args):
     pkg = spack.repo.get(args.name)