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@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ The waf build system for libgit2 accepts the following flags:
 	--arch=[ia64|x64|x86|x86_amd64|x86_ia64]
 		Force a specific architecture for compilers that support it.
 
-	--without-sqlite
-		Disable sqlite support.
+	--with-sqlite
+		Enable sqlite support.
 
 You can run `./waf --help` to see a full list of install options and
 targets.