diff --git a/devel/pear-Date/Makefile b/devel/pear-Date/Makefile
index 9c2995434cca..ac4253bd7a48 100644
--- a/devel/pear-Date/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pear-Date/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 # Created by: Thierry Thomas (<thierry@pompo.net>)
 
 PORTNAME=	Date
 PORTVERSION=	1.4.7
 CATEGORIES=	devel www pear
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	PEAR Date and Time Zone Classes
+COMMENT=	Generic date/time handling class for PEAR
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/docs/LICENSE
 
 USES=		pear
 
+NO_ARCH=	yes
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/pear-Date/pkg-descr b/devel/pear-Date/pkg-descr
index a4cc73a0ec16..6a78a9d0c600 100644
--- a/devel/pear-Date/pkg-descr
+++ b/devel/pear-Date/pkg-descr
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-PEAR generic classes for representation and manipulation of dates,
-times and time zones without the need of timestamps, which is a
-huge limitation for php programs. Includes time zone data, time
-zone conversions and many date/time conversions.
-
-It does not rely on 32-bit system date stamps, so you can display
-calendars and compare dates that date pre 1970 and post 2038. This
-package also provides a class to convert date strings between
-Gregorian and Human calendar formats.
+Generic classes for representation and manipulation of dates, times and time
+zones without the need of timestamps, which is a huge limitation for PHP
+programs. Includes time zone data, time zone conversions and many date/time
+conversions. It does not rely on 32-bit system date stamps, so you can display
+calendars and compare dates that date pre 1970 and post 2038.
 
 WWW: https://pear.php.net/package/Date