diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dcd53d458b..48d169fc40 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-busyinfo       use wxBusyInfo
   --enable-hotkey         use wxWindow::RegisterHotKey()
   --enable-joystick       use wxJoystick
-  --enable-metafiles      use wxMetaFile
+  --enable-metafile       use wxMetaFile
   --enable-dragimage      use wxDragImage
   --enable-accessibility  enable accessibility support
   --enable-uiactionsim    use wxUIActionSimulator (experimental)
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 495afd25fc..ca9c47f7e6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ WX_ARG_FEATURE(validators,  [  --enable-validators     use wxValidator and deriv
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(busyinfo,    [  --enable-busyinfo       use wxBusyInfo], wxUSE_BUSYINFO)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(hotkey,      [  --enable-hotkey         use wxWindow::RegisterHotKey()], wxUSE_HOTKEY)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(joystick,    [  --enable-joystick       use wxJoystick], wxUSE_JOYSTICK)
-WX_ARG_FEATURE(metafile,    [  --enable-metafiles      use wxMetaFile], wxUSE_METAFILE)
+WX_ARG_FEATURE(metafile,    [  --enable-metafile       use wxMetaFile], wxUSE_METAFILE)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(dragimage,   [  --enable-dragimage      use wxDragImage], wxUSE_DRAGIMAGE)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(accessibility,[  --enable-accessibility  enable accessibility support], wxUSE_ACCESSIBILITY)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(uiactionsim,  [  --enable-uiactionsim    use wxUIActionSimulator (experimental)], wxUSE_UIACTIONSIMULATOR)