diff --git a/hdf5.changes b/hdf5.changes
index 7bca816..c573d66 100644
--- a/hdf5.changes
+++ b/hdf5.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb  9 13:48:43 UTC 2018 - cgoll@suse.com
+
+- Fix summary in module files (bnc#1080259)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb  8 11:37:06 UTC 2018 - eich@suse.com
 
diff --git a/hdf5.spec b/hdf5.spec
index 9a73fb1..725cdf0 100644
--- a/hdf5.spec
+++ b/hdf5.spec
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ puts stderr "\nVersion %{version}\n"
 module-whatis "Name: %{pname} built with %{compiler_family} toolchain"
 module-whatis "Version: %{version}"
 module-whatis "Category: runtime library"
-module-whatis "Description: %{summary}"
+module-whatis "Description: %{SUMMARY:0}"
 module-whatis "%{url}"
 
 set     version                     %{version}