diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 71dac58feeabf..a8684649a22b1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ opt optimize-cxx 1 "build optimized C++ code"
 opt optimize-llvm 1 "build optimized LLVM"
 opt manage-submodules 1 "let the build manage the git submodules"
 opt mingw-cross 0 "cross-compile for win32 using mingw"
-opt clang 0 "prefer gcc to clang for building the runtime"
+opt clang 0 "prefer clang to gcc for building the runtime"
 valopt prefix "/usr/local" "set installation prefix"
 valopt llvm-root "" "set LLVM root"
 valopt host-triple "$DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLE" "primary LLVM host triple"