diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f9e1add9bf..420484ab71 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ cflags_set=${CFLAGS+set}
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10 no-define -Wno-portability dist-bzip2])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 
-# Support silent build rules, requires at least automake-1.11. Enable
-# by either passing --enable-silent-rules to configure or passing V=0
+# Support silent build rules, requires at least automake-1.11. Disable
+# by either passing --disable-silent-rules to configure or passing V=1
 # to make
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])