diff --git a/cairomm1_0.changes b/cairomm1_0.changes
index a9bb6a7..f332ea4 100644
--- a/cairomm1_0.changes
+++ b/cairomm1_0.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 18 18:19:36 UTC 2019 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Remove --with-pic which has no effect with --disable-static.
+- Update descriptions.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 28 16:24:00 UTC 2018 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/cairomm1_0.spec b/cairomm1_0.spec
index 7205164..0e9a28e 100644
--- a/cairomm1_0.spec
+++ b/cairomm1_0.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package cairomm1_0
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
+# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
 
@@ -45,25 +45,26 @@ Group:          System/Libraries
 This package provides a C++ interface for Cairo.
 
 %package devel
-Summary:        C++ interface for Cairo
+Summary:        Header files for the Cairo C++ interface
 Group:          Development/Libraries/GNOME
 Requires:       libcairomm-1_0-1 = %{version}
 
 %description devel
-This package provides a C++ interface for Cairo.
+This package contains the header files for developing
+applications that want to make use of cairomm1_0.
 
 %package doc
-Summary:        C++ Interface for Cairo
+Summary:        Documentation for the Cairo C++ interface
 Group:          Documentation/HTML
 
 %description doc
-This package provides a C++ interface for Cairo.
+This package provides documentation for the Cairo C++ interface.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{_name}-%{version}
 
 %build
-%configure --disable-static --with-pic
+%configure --disable-static
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install