diff -r 1ad595619528 -r ddc26be7f597 libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c
--- a/libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c	Tue Jul 13 14:56:02 2021 -0500
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c	Tue Jul 13 15:23:59 2021 -0500
@@ -1135,6 +1135,7 @@
 		IRC_TYPE_PROTOCOL,
 		"id", "prpl-irc",
 		"name", "IRC",
+		"description", "Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a text-based chat system",
 		"options", OPT_PROTO_CHAT_TOPIC | OPT_PROTO_PASSWORD_OPTIONAL |
 	               OPT_PROTO_SLASH_COMMANDS_NATIVE,
 		NULL));