diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df5337cd..1056e140 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Introduction
 
-GLFW is a free, Open Source, portable library for OpenGL and OpenGL ES
+GLFW is a free, Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL and OpenGL ES
 application development.  It provides a simple, platform-independent API for
 creating windows and contexts, reading input, handling events, etc.
 
diff --git a/src/glfw3.pc.in b/src/glfw3.pc.in
index d56a4944..f2e4d976 100644
--- a/src/glfw3.pc.in
+++ b/src/glfw3.pc.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ includedir=${prefix}/include
 libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib@LIB_SUFFIX@
 
 Name: GLFW
-Description: A portable library for OpenGL, window and input
+Description: A multi-platform library for OpenGL, window and input
 Version: @GLFW_VERSION_FULL@
 URL: http://www.glfw.org/
 Requires.private: @GLFW_PKG_DEPS@