diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e0764c488..d9c106c4e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-ids            enable ids
   --enable-apparmor       enable apparmor
   --enable-selinux        SELinux labeling support
-  --enable-landlock       Landlock self-restriction support
+  --disable-landlock      disable Landlock self-restriction support
   --disable-dbusproxy     disable dbus proxy
   --disable-output        disable --output logging
   --disable-usertmpfs     disable tmpfs as regular user
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 72b6638c5..6134f55c2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_selinux" = "xyes"], [
 HAVE_LANDLOCK=""
 AC_SUBST([HAVE_LANDLOCK])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([landlock],
-    [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-landlock], [Landlock self-restriction support])])
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-landlock], [disable Landlock self-restriction support])])
 AS_IF([test "x$enable_landlock" != "xno"], [
 	AC_CHECK_HEADER([linux/landlock.h],
 	    [HAVE_LANDLOCK="-DHAVE_LANDLOCK"],