diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 73a414b9c..316373f53 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([glibc-back-compat],
   [use_glibc_compat=no])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([zmq],
-  [AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-zmq],
-  [Disable ZMQ notifications])],
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-zmq],
+  [disable ZMQ notifications])],
   [use_zmq=$enableval],
   [use_zmq=yes])