diff --git a/utils/scancpan b/utils/scancpan
index 5e6775afae..0724049441 100755
--- a/utils/scancpan
+++ b/utils/scancpan
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ use HTTP::Tiny;
 use Safe;
 use MetaCPAN::API::Tiny;
 use Digest::SHA qw(sha256_hex);
+use Text::Wrap;
+$Text::Wrap::columns = 62;
 
 # Below, 5.026 should be aligned with the version of perl actually
 # bundled in Buildroot:
@@ -686,7 +688,7 @@ while (my ($distname, $dist) = each %dist) {
     my $brname = brname( $fsname );
     mkdir $dirname unless -d $dirname;
     if ($need_target{$distname} && ($force || !-f $cfgname)) {
-        my $abstract = $dist->{abstract};
+        my $abstract = wrap( q{}, qq{\t  }, $dist->{abstract} );
         my $homepage = $dist->{resources}->{homepage} || qq{https://metacpan.org/release/${distname}};
         say qq{write ${cfgname}} unless $quiet;
         open my $fh, q{>}, $cfgname;