diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 9ae971ecd..6ab7c3685 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ Optional Packages:
   --with-fpe              detect floating point exceptions (default=YES)
   --with-signed-zero={yes|no}
                           allow for IEEE signed zeros (default=YES).
-  --with-iee-fp={yes|no}  full IEEE floating point system, including denormals
+  --with-ieee-fp={yes|no} full IEEE floating point system, including denormals
                           (default=YES). Implies signed-zero and fpe
   --with-x                use the X Window System
 
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index c33298d97..38bb89d31 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(signed-zero,
   [], [with_signed_zero="yes"])
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(ieee-fp,
-  AS_HELP_STRING( [--with-iee-fp={yes|no}],
+  AS_HELP_STRING( [--with-ieee-fp={yes|no}],
                   [full IEEE floating point system, including denormals (default=YES).]
                   [Implies signed-zero and fpe]),
   [], [with_ieee_fp="yes"])