diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 29d61d8b7..09f73c768 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 dnl Make sure that the asio header files are added.
 ASIO_DIR=include/libtorrent/asio
-AC_CHECK_FILES([$ASIO_DIR/../asio.hpp $ASIO_DIR/ssl/stream.hpp $ASIO_DIR/ip/tcp.hpp ],,AC_MSG_ERROR([ ASIO header files not found. Get them from asio.sourceforge.net and include or simlink them. Example: ln -s -t include/libtorrent/ ../../../asio/include/asio.hpp && ln -s -t include/libtorrent/ ../../../asio/include/asio  ]) )
+AC_CHECK_FILES([$ASIO_DIR/../asio.hpp $ASIO_DIR/ssl/stream.hpp $ASIO_DIR/ip/tcp.hpp ],,AC_MSG_ERROR([ ASIO header files not found. Get them from asio.sourceforge.net and include or symlink them. Example: ln -s ../../../asio/include/asio.hpp include/libtorrent/asio.hpp && ln -s ../../../asio/include/asio include/libtorrent/asio ]) )
 dnl check asio version
 
 dnl Check for pthreads and boost libraries.