diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b81d3af3..4c9cf1e7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ echo "  --bindir=DIR             user executables in DIR [EPREFIX/bin]"
 echo "  --libdir=DIR             object code libraries in DIR [EPREFIX/lib]"
 echo "  --includedir=DIR         C header files in DIR [PREFIX/include]"
 echo "  --mandir=DIR             man documentation in DIR [PREFIX/man]"
-echo "  --build-cross            build cross compilers"
+echo "  --enable-cross           build cross compilers"
 echo ""
 echo "Advanced options (experts only):"
 echo "  --source-path=PATH       path of source code [$source_path]"