diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 91471deff7..703acf8745 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ AC_SUBST(Z_LIBS)
 # Check for libbzip2
 ####################
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(gs,  [  --without-bzip2         build without bzip2 support])
+AC_ARG_WITH(bzip2,  [  --without-bzip2         build without bzip2 support])
 
 have_libbzip2=no
 if test "x$with_bzip2" != xno; then