diff --git a/bin/describe.ml b/bin/describe.ml
index eeaa824bc01..21683fa9165 100644
--- a/bin/describe.ml
+++ b/bin/describe.ml
@@ -627,22 +627,15 @@ module External_lib_deps = struct
 
     let to_dyn t =
       let open Dyn in
-      let names =
-        if t.kind = Kind.Library then ("name", String (List.hd t.names))
-        else ("names", (list string) t.names)
-      in
-      let package =
-        match t.package with
-        | Some p ->
-          [ ("package", String (p |> Package.name |> Package.Name.to_string)) ]
-        | None -> []
-      in
       let record =
         record
-          ([ names ] @ package
-          @ [ ("source_dir", String (Path.Source.to_string t.dir))
-            ; ("external_deps", list external_lib_dep_to_dyn t.external_deps)
-            ])
+          [ ("names", (list string) t.names)
+          ; ( "package"
+            , option Package.Name.to_dyn (Option.map ~f:Package.name t.package)
+            )
+          ; ("source_dir", String (Path.Source.to_string t.dir))
+          ; ("external_deps", list external_lib_dep_to_dyn t.external_deps)
+          ]
       in
       Variant (Kind.to_string t.kind, [ record ])
   end
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/exclude-internal-deps.t/run.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/exclude-internal-deps.t/run.t
index 1574fe7bc78..bc82b209d9f 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/exclude-internal-deps.t/run.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/exclude-internal-deps.t/run.t
@@ -4,5 +4,13 @@ print only the external libraries by dir.
 
   $ dune describe external-lib-deps
   (default
-   ((. ((a required)))
-    (lib ((a required)))))
+   ((library
+     ((names (foo))
+      (package ())
+      (source_dir .)
+      (external_deps ((a required)))))
+    (library
+     ((names (inter_lib))
+      (package ())
+      (source_dir lib)
+      (external_deps ((a required)))))))
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple-pps.t/run.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple-pps.t/run.t
index 5dbf6001550..c41d95832cb 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple-pps.t/run.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple-pps.t/run.t
@@ -2,13 +2,22 @@ Expected: To get all required and pps packages
 
   $ dune describe external-lib-deps
   (default
-   ((.
-     ((a________ required)
-      (b________ required)
-      (c________ required)
-      (d________ required)
-      (e________ required)
-      (f________ required)
-      (h________ required)
-      (i________ required)
-      (j________ required)))))
+   ((library
+     ((names (foo))
+      (package ())
+      (source_dir .)
+      (external_deps
+       ((a________ required)
+        (b________ required)
+        (c________ required)
+        (f________ required)
+        (e________ required)
+        (d________ required)))))
+    (executables
+     ((names (prog))
+      (package ())
+      (source_dir .)
+      (external_deps
+       ((h________ required)
+        (i________ required)
+        (j________ required)))))))
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple.t/run.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple.t/run.t
index 06b446fe59b..9f0f4405e62 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple.t/run.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple.t/run.t
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ external library dependencies of a simple project
   >  (libraries base doesnotexist.foo))
   > EOF
   $ dune describe external-lib-deps
-  (default ((. ((base required) (doesnotexist.foo required)))))
+  (default
+   ((library
+     ((names (dummypkg))
+      (package (dummypkg))
+      (source_dir .)
+      (external_deps ((base required) (doesnotexist.foo required)))))))