diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d612bf04..6fedad44 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ dnl ** SSL Library checks (OpenSSL)
 dnl **
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(ssl, 
-	    [  --disable-ssl           Turn on Secure Sockets Layer support [default=yes]],,
+	    [  --disable-ssl           Disable Secure Sockets Layer support],,
 	    enable_ssl=yes)
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(openssl-includes,