diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f2f80492..bfa843ed 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([resolvconf],
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-resolvconf],
 		       [Enable usage of resolvconf at runtime by default. \
 			Use --disable-resolvconf for the opposite, note that \
-			resolvconf support will still be compilled in, but \
+			resolvconf support will still be compiled in, but \
 			disabled if not explicitly enabled at runtime.]))
 
 # Determine how resolvconf works at build-time if it is installed: