diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 20a5fa390f0..60f810f20be 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ opt rpath 0 "build rpaths into rustc itself"
 # This is used by the automation to produce single-target nightlies
 opt dist-host-only 0 "only install bins for the host architecture"
 opt inject-std-version 1 "inject the current compiler version of libstd into programs"
-opt llvm-version-check 1 "don't check if the LLVM version is supported, build anyway"
+opt llvm-version-check 1 "check if the LLVM version is supported, build anyway"
 
 # Optimization and debugging options. These may be overridden by the release channel, etc.
 opt_nosave optimize 1 "build optimized rust code"