diff --git a/serd.pc.in b/serd.pc.in
index 9c17947..caed375 100644
--- a/serd.pc.in
+++ b/serd.pc.in
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 
 Name: libserd
 Version: @SERD_VERSION@
-Description: Lightweight RDF serialisation library
+Description: Lightweight RDF syntax library
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lserd
 Cflags: -I${includedir}