diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 15eea6a8b..9192fcf94 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -427,7 +427,8 @@ echo "  --host-cc=CC             use C compiler CC [$host_cc] for dyngen etc."
 echo "  --make=MAKE              use specified make [$make]"
 echo "  --install=INSTALL        use specified install [$install]"
 echo "  --static                 enable static build [$static]"
-echo "  --disable-sparse         disable sparse checker"
+echo "  --enable-sparse          enable sparse checker"
+echo "  --disable-sparse         disable sparse checker (default)"
 echo "  --disable-werror         disable compilation abort on warning"
 echo "  --disable-sdl            disable SDL"
 echo "  --enable-cocoa           enable COCOA (Mac OS X only)"