diff --git a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
index 5eecaf6c56..0f215e05d6 100644
--- a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
+++ b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) CreateRepo(repo *base.Repository, opts base.Migrate
 		return err
 	}
 	r.DefaultBranch = repo.DefaultBranch
+	r.Description = repo.Description
 
 	r, err = repo_module.MigrateRepositoryGitData(g.ctx, owner, r, base.MigrateOptions{
 		RepoName:       g.repoName,