diff --git a/modules/migrations/gitea_uploader.go b/modules/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
index d1960d2d55..296e10ee5e 100644
--- a/modules/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
+++ b/modules/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 = repository.MigrateRepositoryGitData(g.ctx, owner, r, base.MigrateOptions{
 		RepoName:       g.repoName,