diff --git a/build/cmake/options.cmake b/build/cmake/options.cmake
index 2e654436a8..241aa4bed1 100644
--- a/build/cmake/options.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/options.cmake
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ wx_option(wxUSE_PRINTF_POS_PARAMS "use wxVsnprintf() which supports positional p
 wx_option(wxUSE_SECRETSTORE "use wxSecretStore class")
 wx_option(wxUSE_SNGLINST_CHECKER "use wxSingleInstanceChecker class")
 wx_option(wxUSE_SOUND "use wxSound class")
-wx_option(wxUSE_SPELLCHECK "enable spellchecking in wxTextCtrl class (MSW and GTK3 only)")
+wx_option(wxUSE_SPELLCHECK "enable spell checking in wxTextCtrl")
 wx_option(wxUSE_STDPATHS "use wxStandardPaths class")
 wx_option(wxUSE_STOPWATCH "use wxStopWatch class")
 wx_option(wxUSE_STREAMS "use wxStream etc classes")
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c15cefbf86..573deb138e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2176,7 +2176,7 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-secretstore    use wxSecretStore class
   --enable-snglinst       use wxSingleInstanceChecker class
   --enable-sound          use wxSound class
-  --enable-spellcheck     enable spellchecking in wxTextCtrl class (MSW and GTK3 only)
+  --enable-spellcheck     enable spell checking in wxTextCtrl
   --enable-stdpaths       use wxStandardPaths class
   --enable-stopwatch      use wxStopWatch class
   --enable-streams        use wxStream etc classes
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b94d77e971..befdb3b58d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ WX_ARG_FEATURE(printfposparam,[  --enable-printfposparam use wxVsnprintf() which
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(secretstore,   [  --enable-secretstore    use wxSecretStore class], wxUSE_SECRETSTORE)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(snglinst,      [  --enable-snglinst       use wxSingleInstanceChecker class], wxUSE_SNGLINST_CHECKER)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(sound,         [  --enable-sound          use wxSound class], wxUSE_SOUND)
-WX_ARG_FEATURE(spellcheck,    [  --enable-spellcheck     enable spellchecking in wxTextCtrl class (MSW and GTK3 only)], wxUSE_SPELLCHECK)
+WX_ARG_FEATURE(spellcheck,    [  --enable-spellcheck     enable spell checking in wxTextCtrl], wxUSE_SPELLCHECK)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(stdpaths,      [  --enable-stdpaths       use wxStandardPaths class], wxUSE_STDPATHS)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(stopwatch,     [  --enable-stopwatch      use wxStopWatch class], wxUSE_STOPWATCH)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(streams,       [  --enable-streams        use wxStream etc classes], wxUSE_STREAMS)