diff --git a/feedparser/mixin.py b/feedparser/mixin.py
index 5f97dc80..79fe7e30 100644
--- a/feedparser/mixin.py
+++ b/feedparser/mixin.py
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ def pop(self, element, stripWhitespace=1):
         elif (self.infeed or self.insource):# and (not self.intextinput) and (not self.inimage):
             context = self._getContext()
             if element == 'description':
+                context[element] = output
                 element = 'subtitle'
             context[element] = output
             if element == 'link':