diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bb18a6e05fb..5e33a0128a1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ Optional Packages:
   --without-pulse         do not use PulseAudio sound support
   --without-sane          do not use SANE (scanner support)
   --without-tiff          do not use TIFF
-  --without-udev          do not use udev (play and play support)
+  --without-udev          do not use udev (plug and play support)
   --without-v4l           do not use v4l1 (v4l support)
   --without-xcomposite    do not use the Xcomposite extension
   --without-xcursor       do not use the Xcursor extension
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cadaa5e8977..8007469fc1c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(pthread,   AS_HELP_STRING([--without-pthread],[do not use the pthrea
 AC_ARG_WITH(pulse,     AS_HELP_STRING([--without-pulse],[do not use PulseAudio sound support]))
 AC_ARG_WITH(sane,      AS_HELP_STRING([--without-sane],[do not use SANE (scanner support)]))
 AC_ARG_WITH(tiff,      AS_HELP_STRING([--without-tiff],[do not use TIFF]))
-AC_ARG_WITH(udev,      AS_HELP_STRING([--without-udev],[do not use udev (play and play support)]))
+AC_ARG_WITH(udev,      AS_HELP_STRING([--without-udev],[do not use udev (plug and play support)]))
 AC_ARG_WITH(v4l,       AS_HELP_STRING([--without-v4l],[do not use v4l1 (v4l support)]))
 AC_ARG_WITH(xcomposite,AS_HELP_STRING([--without-xcomposite],[do not use the Xcomposite extension]),
             [if test "x$withval" = "xno"; then ac_cv_header_X11_extensions_Xcomposite_h=no; fi])