diff --git a/idiottest.mak b/idiottest.mak
index 1d86733145..45c96aec0d 100644
--- a/idiottest.mak
+++ b/idiottest.mak
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-# Idiot test to stop the installing of versions with plugin srcdir enabled
+# Idiot test to stop the installing of versions with plugin builddir enabled
 install-exec-local:
-if PLUGINS_USE_SRCDIR
+if PLUGINS_USE_BUILDDIR
 	@echo "*** ERROR: Cannot install:"
-	@echo "GStreamer was configured using the --enable-plugin-srcdir option."
+	@echo "GStreamer was configured using the --enable-plugin-builddir option."
 	@echo
 	@echo "This option is for development purposes only: binaries built with"
 	@echo "it should be used with code in the build tree only.  To build an"
-	@echo "installable version, use ./configure without the --enable-plugin-srcdir"
-	@echo "option.  Note that the autogen.sh script supplies the plugin srcdir"
+	@echo "installable version, use ./configure without the --enable-plugin-builddir"
+	@echo "option.  Note that the autogen.sh script supplies the plugin builddir"
 	@echo "option automatically - it cannot be used to configure installable builds."
 	@echo
 	@/bin/false