diff --git a/freeglut/freeglut/configure.ac b/freeglut/freeglut/configure.ac
index e69114b..440c2db 100644
--- a/freeglut/freeglut/configure.ac
+++ b/freeglut/freeglut/configure.ac
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ fi
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug],
 [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],
-                [enable debug (for developers) @<:@default=no@:>@])])
-
+                [enable debugging code (for developers) @<:@default=no@:>@])])
 if test "x$enable_debug" = xyes; then
   AC_DEFINE([_DEBUG], [1], [Define to 1 if you want to include debugging code.])
 fi