diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e58966cd6c..7633ba9e53 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ac_help="$ac_help
   --enable-rdbg                enable remote debugger"
 ac_help="$ac_help
 \
-  --enable-rtems-inlines 	    enable RTEMS inline functions (use macros)"
+  --enable-rtems-inlines 	    enable RTEMS inline functions, the default (disable to use macros)"
 ac_help="$ac_help
 \
   --enable-cxx            enable C++ support, and build the rtems++ library"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fc802ec9cb..e50744569d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(rdbg, \
 esac],[RTEMS_HAS_RDBG=no])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(rtems-inlines, \
-[  --enable-rtems-inlines 	    enable RTEMS inline functions (use macros)], \
+[  --enable-rtems-inlines 	    enable RTEMS inline functions, the default (disable to use macros)], \
 [case "${enableval}" in 
   yes) RTEMS_USE_MACROS=no ;;
   no) RTEMS_USE_MACROS=yes ;;