diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 279ed47..504aca6 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 dnl Check user requested features.
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(--with-features argument)
-AC_ARG_WITH(features, [  --with-features=TYPE    tiny, small, normal, big or huge (default: normal)],
+AC_ARG_WITH(features, [  --with-features=TYPE    tiny, small, normal, big or huge (default: huge)],
 	features="$withval"; AC_MSG_RESULT($features),
 	features="huge"; AC_MSG_RESULT(Defaulting to huge))