diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 71047e10f3..0f881fa209 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ This option is for development purposes only: binaries built with
 it should be used with code in the build tree only.  To build an
 installable version, use ./configure without the --enable-plugin-builddir
 option.  Note that the autogen.sh script supplies the plugin builddir
-option automatically -- run ./autogen.sh --disable-plugin-buildddir to make
+option automatically -- run ./autogen.sh --disable-plugin-builddir to make
 an installable build.
 
 "