diff --git a/autoconf/m4/bzip.m4 b/autoconf/m4/bzip.m4
index 2f0dfc6490..882f3987b2 100644
--- a/autoconf/m4/bzip.m4
+++ b/autoconf/m4/bzip.m4
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([SM_BZIP],
 
         if test "$have_bzip" = "no"; then
                 echo "*** bzip is required to build StepMania; please make sure"
-                echo "*** that bzip is installed to continue the installation process."
+                echo "*** that libbz2 is installed to continue the installation process."
                 exit 0;
         fi