diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/chef/sharing/include_resource_descriptions.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/chef/sharing/include_resource_descriptions.rb
index 6a90d53e9..46d08170a 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/chef/sharing/include_resource_descriptions.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/chef/sharing/include_resource_descriptions.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def investigate(processed_source)
             add_offense(nil, location: range, message: MSG, severity: :refactor) unless resource_description(processed_source.ast).any?
           end
 
-          def_node_search :resource_description, '(send nil? :description str ...)'
+          def_node_search :resource_description, '(send nil? :description ...)'
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/chef/sharing/include_resource_descriptions_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/chef/sharing/include_resource_descriptions_spec.rb
index 0087a8c7e..b79dadf17 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/chef/sharing/include_resource_descriptions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/chef/sharing/include_resource_descriptions_spec.rb
@@ -34,4 +34,12 @@
       description 'foo does a thing'
     RUBY
   end
+
+  it "doesn't register an offense when a resource contains a description with string interpolation" do
+    expect_no_offenses(<<~'RUBY')
+      resource_name 'foo'
+      val = 'thing'
+      description "foo does a #{val}"
+    RUBY
+  end
 end