diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1088a823a0..06e842aff9 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ WX_ARG_FEATURE(dataobj,       [  --enable-dataobj        use data object classes
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(ipc,           [  --enable-ipc            use interprocess communication (wxSocket etc.)], wxUSE_IPC)
 
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(baseevtloop,   [  --enable-baseevtloop    use event loop in console programs too], wxUSE_CONSOLE_EVENTLOOP)
-WX_ARG_FEATURE(epoolloop,     [  --enable-epoolloop      use wxEpollDispatcher class (Linux only)], wxUSE_EPOLL_DISPATCHER)
+WX_ARG_FEATURE(epollloop,     [  --enable-epollloop      use wxEpollDispatcher class (Linux only)], wxUSE_EPOLL_DISPATCHER)
 WX_ARG_FEATURE(selectloop,    [  --enable-selectloop     use wxSelectDispatcher class], wxUSE_SELECT_DISPATCHER)
 
 dnl please keep the settings below in alphabetical order