diff --git a/libIDL.spec b/libIDL.spec
index 0993f7c..9f4437e 100644
--- a/libIDL.spec
+++ b/libIDL.spec
@@ -56,12 +56,11 @@ BuildRequires:  texinfo
 BuildRequires:  texinfo-tex
 BuildRequires:  tex(latex)
 
-%global common_description %{expand: \
+%global common_description %{expand:
 libIDL is a library for parsing IDL (Interface Definition Language). It can be
 used for both COM-style and CORBA-style IDL.}
 
-%description
-%{common_description}
+%description %{common_description}
 
 
 %package devel
@@ -70,8 +69,7 @@ Summary:        Development libraries and header files for libIDL
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       glib2-devel%{?_isa}
 
-%description devel
-%{common_description}
+%description devel %{common_description}
 
 This package contains the header files and libraries needed to write or compile
 programs that use libIDL.
@@ -82,8 +80,7 @@ Summary:        Documentation for libIDL
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
-%description doc
-%{common_description}
+%description doc %{common_description}
 
 This page contains info pages and HTML and PDF documentation for libIDL.