diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d378792e6..2aeb3b6f3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ AS_HELP_STRING([[[--enable-powerpc-vsx]]],
          AC_DEFINE([PNG_POWERPC_VSX_OPT], [2],
                    [Enable POWERPC VSX optimizations])
          AC_MSG_WARN([--enable-powerpc-vsx: please specify 'check' or 'api', if]
-            [you want the optimizations unconditionally pass '-maltivec -mabi=altivec']
+            [you want the optimizations unconditionally pass '-maltivec -mvsx']
             [or '-mcpu=power8'to the compiler.]);;
       *)
          AC_MSG_ERROR([--enable-powerpc-vsx=${enable_powerpc_vsx}: invalid value])