diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d2f9453424..91bd0cbc10 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ fi
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(more-logging,
               AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-more-logging], [Enable more debug logging (default: no)]))
 if test "${enable_more_logging}" = "yes"; then
-    AC_DEFINE(NM_MORE_LOGGING, [1], [Define if more asserts are enabled])
+    AC_DEFINE(NM_MORE_LOGGING, [1], [Define if more debug logging is enabled])
 fi
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(lto, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-lto], [Enable Link Time Optimization for smaller size (default: no)]))