2 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35e62c8..432fab4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ sudo make install
 If you require a custom prefix or other option being passed to `./configure`
 you can pass them directly to `./autogen.sh` like this:
 ```bash
-./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/local --enable-debug-code
+./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/local --enable-debug
 make
 sudo make install
 ```
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9f1eb47..e33f1ab 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ else
   AC_SUBST(ssl_requires)
 fi
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug-code],
-            [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug-code],
-            [enable debug message reporting in library (default is no)])],
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug],
+            [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],
+            [build debug message output code (default is no)])],
             [no_debug_code=false],
             [no_debug_code=true])
 if test "$no_debug_code" = true; then
         building_debug_code=no
-        AC_DEFINE(STRIP_DEBUG_CODE,1,[Strip debug reporting code])
+        AC_DEFINE(STRIP_DEBUG_CODE,1,[Define if debug message output code should not be built.])
 else
         building_debug_code=yes
 fi