diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7b8e859824..f96c6a2d4d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ show_help(){
   echo "  --prefix=PREFIX          install in PREFIX [$PREFIX]"
   echo "  --libdir=DIR             install libs in DIR [PREFIX/lib]"
   echo "  --shlibdir=DIR           install shared libs in DIR [PREFIX/lib]"
-  echo "  --incdir=DIR             install includes in DIR [PREFIX/include/ffmpeg]"
+  echo "  --incdir=DIR             install includes in DIR [PREFIX/include]"
   echo "  --mandir=DIR             install man page in DIR [PREFIX/share/man]"
   echo "  --enable-static          build static libraries [default=yes]"
   echo "  --disable-static         do not build static libraries [default=no]"