diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 57eb27ffc5..31bd7ec241 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -748,7 +748,8 @@ echo "Advanced options (experts only):"
 echo "  --source-path=PATH       path of source code [$source_path]"
 echo "  --cross-prefix=PREFIX    use PREFIX for compile tools [$cross_prefix]"
 echo "  --cc=CC                  use C compiler CC [$cc]"
-echo "  --host-cc=CC             use C compiler CC [$host_cc] for dyngen etc."
+echo "  --host-cc=CC             use C compiler CC [$host_cc] for code run at"
+echo "                           build time"
 echo "  --extra-cflags=CFLAGS    append extra C compiler flags QEMU_CFLAGS"
 echo "  --extra-ldflags=LDFLAGS  append extra linker flags LDFLAGS"
 echo "  --make=MAKE              use specified make [$make]"