diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 2f372a51c8..7e740abf7e 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -1883,9 +1883,9 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# Check whether --enable-foreign was given.
-if test "${enable_foreign+set}" = set; then
-  enableval=$enable_foreign;
+# Check whether --enable-places was given.
+if test "${enable_places+set}" = set; then
+  enableval=$enable_places;
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/src/mzscheme/configure.ac b/src/mzscheme/configure.ac
index 706c0b4a32..d8b21227fd 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/configure.ac
+++ b/src/mzscheme/configure.ac
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(origtree,[  --enable-origtree       install with original director
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(foreign, [  --enable-foreign        compile foreign support (enabled by default)], , enable_foreign=yes)
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(foreign, [  --enable-places         compile places support])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(places,  [  --enable-places         compile places support])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(cgcdefault, [  --enable-cgcdefault     use CGC (Boehm or Senora) as default build])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(sgc,     [  --enable-sgc            use Senora GC instead of the Boehm GC])