diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3298e34058d5079c2200738302555d0700e5dd31..cac7f30613de32e35063a54bb996e845eaaf33f0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(tiny,
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_BROWSER, 1, [Define this to disable the built-in file browser.])
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_HELP, 1, [Define this to disable the help text display.])
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_JUSTIFY, 1, [Define this to disable the justify routines.])
-    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_MOUSE, 1, [Define this to disable the mouse functions.])
+    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_MOUSE, 1, [Define this to disable the mouse support.])
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_OPERATINGDIR, 1, [Define this to disable the setting of the operating directory (chroot of sorts).])
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_SPELLER, 1, [Define this to disable the spell checker functions.])
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_TABCOMP, 1, [Define to disable the tab completion functions for files and search strings.])
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ if test x$CURSES_LIB_NAME = xslang; then
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_BROWSER, 1, [Define this to disable the built-in file browser.])
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_HELP, 1, [Define this to disable the help text display.])
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_JUSTIFY, 1, [Define this to disable the justify routines.])
-    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_MOUSE, 1, [Define this to disable the mouse functions.])
+    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_MOUSE, 1, [Define this to disable the mouse support.])
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_OPERATINGDIR, 1, [Define this to disable the setting of the operating directory (chroot of sorts).])
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_SPELLER, 1, [Define this to disable the spell checker functions.])
     AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_TABCOMP, 1, [Define to disable the tab completion functions for files and search strings.])