diff --git a/c-ares.spec b/c-ares.spec
index d9f13bb..2d70e0e 100644
--- a/c-ares.spec
+++ b/c-ares.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: pkgconfig
 
 %description devel
-This package contains the header files and static libraries needed to
+This package contains the header files and libraries needed to
 compile applications or shared objects that use c-ares.
 
 %prep