diff --git a/python-marshmallow.spec b/python-marshmallow.spec
index 99738f0..7e94f64 100644
--- a/python-marshmallow.spec
+++ b/python-marshmallow.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Patch0000:           ordered_set.patch
 Patch0001:           versionwarning-disable.patch
 BuildArch:           noarch
 
-%description %{_description}
+%description
 arshmallow is a framework-agnostic library for converting complex datatypes,
 such as objects, to and from primitive Python datatypes.