diff --git a/python-typing-extensions.spec b/python-typing-extensions.spec
index c96de1a..150185a 100644
--- a/python-typing-extensions.spec
+++ b/python-typing-extensions.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Source0:        %{pypi_source}
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
-%description
+%global _description %{expand:
 Typing Extensions - Backported and Experimental Type Hints for Python
 
 The typing module was added to the standard library in Python 3.5 on a
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ Protocol.
 
 Users of other Python versions should continue to install and use the typing
 module from PyPi instead of using this one unless specifically writing code that
-must be compatible with multiple Python versions or requires experimental types.
+must be compatible with multiple Python versions or requires experimental types.}
+
+%description %_description
 
 %package -n python3-typing-extensions
 Summary:        %{summary}
@@ -38,22 +40,8 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-xdist
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-cov
 
-%description -n python3-typing-extensions
-Typing Extensions - Backported and Experimental Type Hints for Python
 
-The typing module was added to the standard library in Python 3.5 on a
-provisional basis and will no longer be provisional in Python 3.7.
-However, this means users of Python 3.5 - 3.6 who are unable to upgrade will not
-be able to take advantage of new types added to the typing module, such as
-typing.Text or typing.Coroutine.
-
-The typing_extensions module contains both backports of these changes as well as
-experimental types that will eventually be added to the typing module, such as
-Protocol.
-
-Users of other Python versions should continue to install and use the typing
-module from PyPi instead of using this one unless specifically writing code that
-must be compatible with multiple Python versions or requires experimental types.
+%description -n python3-typing-extensions %_description
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version} -p2