diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 26c71aeb39..a85579cf82 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ show_help(){
   echo "  --enable-x264            enable H.264 encoding via x264 [default=no]"
   echo "  --enable-xvid            enable Xvid encoding via xvidcore,"
   echo "                           native MPEG-4/Xvid encoder exists [default=no]"
-  echo "  --enable-amr-nb          enable amr-nb float audio codec"
-  echo "  --enable-amr-nb-fixed    use fixed point for amr-nb codec"
-  echo "  --enable-amr-wb          enable amr-wb float audio codec"
+  echo "  --enable-amr-nb          enable amr-nb floating point audio codec"
+  echo "  --enable-amr-nb-fixed    enable amr-nb fixed-point codec"
+  echo "  --enable-amr-wb          enable amr-wb floating point audio codec"
   echo "  --enable-amr-if2         enable amr-wb IF2 audio codec"
   echo ""
   echo "Advanced options (experts only):"