diff --git a/scripts/generate_site.py b/scripts/generate_site.py
index 6183bcc0..8ccb3123 100644
--- a/scripts/generate_site.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_site.py
@@ -1187,7 +1187,9 @@ def _browser_title(relative: Path, title: str) -> str:
     """Return a concise, unique browser/search title for a generated page."""
     key = relative.as_posix()
     index_titles = {
-        "index.md": SITE_NAME,
+        # Material appends " - RetroBIOS": the home title says what the site
+        # is, instead of "RetroBIOS - RetroBIOS".
+        "index.md": "BIOS and firmware packs for RetroArch, Batocera and more",
         "platforms/index.md": "Platforms",
         "systems/index.md": "Systems",
         "emulators/index.md": "Emulators",
diff --git a/tests/test_site_validation.py b/tests/test_site_validation.py
index 0ef63412..ab125691 100644
--- a/tests/test_site_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_site_validation.py
@@ -232,5 +232,15 @@ class TheSitemapIsAnnouncedWhereCrawlersLook(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertNotIn("Sitemap: https://", source)
 
 
+
+class TheHomeTitleSaysWhatTheSiteIs(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_not_the_site_name_twice(self):
+        from generate_site import SITE_NAME, _browser_title
+
+        title = _browser_title(Path("index.md"), SITE_NAME)
+        self.assertNotEqual(title, SITE_NAME)
+        self.assertIn("BIOS", title)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()