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diff --git a/guix/scripts/lint.scm b/guix/scripts/lint.scm
index b61373760c..e8d3707080 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/lint.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/lint.scm
@@ -140,11 +140,18 @@ Run a set of checkers on the specified package; if none is specified, run the ch
"no article allowed at the beginning of the synopsis"
'synopsis)))
+ (define (check-synopsis-length synopsis)
+ (if (>= (string-length synopsis) 80)
+ (emit-warning package
+ "synopsis should be less than 80 characters long"
+ 'synopsis)))
+
(let ((synopsis (package-synopsis package)))
(if (string? synopsis)
(begin
(check-final-period synopsis)
- (check-start-article synopsis)))))
+ (check-start-article synopsis)
+ (check-synopsis-length synopsis)))))
(define (check-patches package)
;; Emit a warning if the patches requires by PACKAGE are badly named.