diff --git a/python-prompt-toolkit.spec b/python-prompt-toolkit.spec
index e9a04ba..a63d22b 100644
--- a/python-prompt-toolkit.spec
+++ b/python-prompt-toolkit.spec
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 # package name fragment
 %global pkgname prompt-toolkit
 
-%global _description \
-prompt_toolkit is a library for building powerful interactive command lines and\
-terminal applications in Python.
+%global common_description %{expand:
+prompt_toolkit is a library for building powerful interactive command lines and
+terminal applications in Python.}
 
 %bcond_without tests
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Source0:        %pypi_source
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 
-%description %{_description}
+%description %{common_description}
 
 
 %package -n python3-%{pkgname}
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Provides:       python3-prompt_toolkit = %{version}-%{release}
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{pkgname}}
 
 
-%description -n python3-%{pkgname} %{_description}
+%description -n python3-%{pkgname} %{common_description}
 
 
 %prep