diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d0f7abcaa..f7e0b83a7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 	* render/mipict.c:
 	Big old pile of warning fixes.
 
+	* configure.ac:
+	Silence some editorializing in the configure help text.
+
 2006-03-25  Daniel Stone  <daniel@freedesktop.org>
 
 	* xkb/xkbUtils.c:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index aad004338..04d2b141a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(evi,            AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-evi], [Build Extended-Vi
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(multibuffer,    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-multibuffer], [Build Multibuffer extension (default: disabled)]), [MULTIBUFFER=$enableval], [MULTIBUFFER=no])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(fontcache,      AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-fontcache], [Build FontCache extension (default: disabled)]), [FONTCACHE=$enableval], [FONTCACHE=no])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(dbe,            AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-dbe], [Build DBE extension (default: enabled)]), [DBE=$enableval], [DBE=yes])
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(xf86bigfont,    AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-xf86bigfont], [Build XF86 Big Font extension (default: enabled (sigh))]), [XF86BIGFONT=$enableval], [XF86BIGFONT=yes])
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(dpms,           AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-dpms], [Build DPMS extension (default: enabled (sigh))]), [DPMS=$enableval], [DPMSExtension=yes])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(xf86bigfont,    AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-xf86bigfont], [Build XF86 Big Font extension (default: enabled)]), [XF86BIGFONT=$enableval], [XF86BIGFONT=yes])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(dpms,           AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-dpms], [Build DPMS extension (default: enabled)]), [DPMS=$enableval], [DPMSExtension=yes])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(xinput,         AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-xinput], [Build XInput Extension (default: enabled)]), [XINPUT=$enableval], [XINPUT=yes])
 
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