diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java b/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java
index 1a22cd8..47578a3 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class PluginDescriptorGenerator
 
         String description = mojoDescriptor.getDescription();
 
-        if ( description != null )
+        if ( StringUtils.isNotEmpty( description ) )
         {
             w.startElement( "description" );
             if ( helpDescriptor )