diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f3e57f83..a89376c4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/rust-lang/libc"
 homepage = "https://github.com/rust-lang/libc"
 documentation = "http://doc.rust-lang.org/libc"
-description = """
-A library for types and bindings to native C functions often found in libc or
-other common platform libraries.
-"""
+keywords = ["libc", "ffi", "bindings", "operating", "system" ]
+categories = ["external-ffi-bindings", "no-std", "os"]
 build = "build.rs"
 exclude = ["/ci/*", "/.travis.yml", "/appveyor.yml"]
+description = """
+Raw FFI bindings to platform libraries like libc.
+"""
 
 [badges]
 travis-ci = { repository = "rust-lang/libc" }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1aba6474..6cf2d159 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 libc
 ====
 
-Rust wrapper over the system's `libc`.
+Raw FFI bindings to platform libraries like `libc`.
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/rust-lang/libc.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/rust-lang/libc)
 [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/rust-lang/libc?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/rust-lang-libs/libc)