diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/shared/desc_helper.rb b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/shared/desc_helper.rb
index 8e43f1f39f..22113414dc 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/shared/desc_helper.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/shared/desc_helper.rb
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ module RuboCop
           problem "Description should use \"#{c}ommand-line\" instead of \"#{match}\"."
         end
 
-        # Check if the desc starts with "A" or "An".
-        if match = regex_match_group(desc, /^(an?)(?=\s)/i)
-          problem "Description shouldn't start with an indefinite article, i.e. \"#{match}\"."
-        end
+        # Check if the desc starts with an article.
+        problem "Description shouldn't start with an article." if regex_match_group(desc, /^(the|an?)(?=\s)/i)
 
         # Check if invalid lowercase words are at the start of a desc.
         if !VALID_LOWERCASE_WORDS.include?(string_content(desc).split.first) &&
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ module RuboCop
           correction.gsub!(/^\s+/, "")
           correction.gsub!(/\s+$/, "")
 
-          correction.sub!(/^an?\s+/i, "")
+          correction.sub!(/^(the|an?)\s+/i, "")
 
           first_word = correction.split.first
           unless VALID_LOWERCASE_WORDS.include?(first_word)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/cask/desc_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/cask/desc_spec.rb
index f27722b459..d76d37b6c7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/cask/desc_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/cask/desc_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require "test/rubocops/cask/shared_examples/cask_cop"
 describe RuboCop::Cop::Cask::Desc do
   subject(:cop) { described_class.new }
 
-  it "does not start with an indefinite article" do
+  it "does not start with an article" do
     expect_no_offenses <<~RUBY
       cask "foo" do
         desc "Bar program"
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ describe RuboCop::Cop::Cask::Desc do
     expect_offense <<~RUBY, "/homebrew-cask/Casks/foo.rb"
       cask 'foo' do
         desc 'A bar program'
-              ^ Description shouldn\'t start with an indefinite article, i.e. \"A\".
+              ^ Description shouldn\'t start with an article.
+      end
+    RUBY
+
+    expect_offense <<~RUBY, "/homebrew-cask/Casks/foo.rb"
+      cask 'foo' do
+        desc 'The bar program'
+              ^^^ Description shouldn\'t start with an article.
       end
     RUBY
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/formula_desc_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/formula_desc_spec.rb
index e3bd25f62a..5d85184ef3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/formula_desc_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/formula_desc_spec.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,15 @@ describe RuboCop::Cop::FormulaAudit::Desc do
         class Foo < Formula
           url 'https://brew.sh/foo-1.0.tgz'
           desc 'An aardvark'
-                ^^ Description shouldn\'t start with an indefinite article, i.e. \"An\".
+                ^^ Description shouldn\'t start with an article.
+        end
+      RUBY
+
+      expect_offense(<<~RUBY, "/homebrew-core/Formula/foo.rb")
+        class Foo < Formula
+          url 'https://brew.sh/foo-1.0.tgz'
+          desc 'The aardvark'
+                ^^^ Description shouldn\'t start with an article.
         end
       RUBY
     end