diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f3b21f3dd8a..f45cb17f005 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11169,8 +11169,8 @@ if test "$ipv6" = "yes" -a "$ipv6lib" != "none"; then
 fi
 
 # Check for universal newline support
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for --with-universal-newline" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for --with-universal-newline... $ECHO_C" >&6
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for --with-universal-newlines" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for --with-universal-newlines... $ECHO_C" >&6
 
 # Check whether --with-universal-newlines or --without-universal-newlines was given.
 if test "${with_universal_newlines+set}" = set; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 786086b5d21..ba5fee2d596 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ if test "$ipv6" = "yes" -a "$ipv6lib" != "none"; then
 fi
 
 # Check for universal newline support
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-universal-newline)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-universal-newlines)
 AC_ARG_WITH(universal-newlines,
 [  --with(out)-universal-newlines            disable/enable foreign newlines])