diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b1749656b4..30f2084b13 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2161,7 +2161,7 @@ elif enabled x86; then
     return i;
 EOF
 
-    # check wether EBX is available on x86
+    # check whether EBX is available on x86
     check_asm ebx_available '"":::"%ebx"'
 
     # check whether more than 10 operands are supported