diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index b54ff38e4..d6d0d152a 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ Optional Features:
 --enable-local-boehm   Use already installed Boehm GC library.
 --enable-local-gmp     Use already installed GMP library.
 --enable-threads	Include the multiple thread facility.
---disable-shared       Enable building dynamically loadable extensions.
+--disable-shared       Disable building dynamically loadable extensions.
 --enable-cxx           Build ECL using C++ compiler
 
 Optional Packages:
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 796aa4580..0796eb82a 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ dnl AC_ARG_ENABLE(runtime,
 dnl 	[--enable-runtime	Build no compiler.],
 dnl 	runtime="$enable_runtime")
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(shared,
-	[--disable-shared       Enable building dynamically loadable extensions.],
+	[--disable-shared       Disable building dynamically loadable extensions.],
 	shared="$enable_shared",shared="yes")
 AC_ARG_WITH(oldloop,
 	[--with-oldloop         Use the old MIT LOOP macro.],