diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5d234b02c..b24a1b6ea 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-02-12  Thomas Thurman  <tthurman@gnome.org>
+
+	* configure.in: Correct help for verbose option name.
+	
 2008-02-12  Thomas Thurman  <tthurman@gnome.org>
 
         * configure.in: Post-branch bump to 2.23.0.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index e008332fe..341fa35ee 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if test x$enable_gconf = xyes; then
 fi
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(verbose-mode,
-  AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-verbose],
+  AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-verbose-mode],
                  [disable metacity's ability to do verbose logging, for embedded/size-sensitive custom builds]),,
   enable_verbose_mode=yes)