diff --git a/aom/aom_encoder.h b/aom/aom_encoder.h
index a0efd51..a629eef 100644
--- a/aom/aom_encoder.h
+++ b/aom/aom_encoder.h
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@
  * function directly, to ensure that the ABI version number parameter
  * is properly initialized.
  *
- * If the library was configured with --disable-multithread, this call
+ * If the library was configured with -DCONFIG_MULTITHREAD=0, this call
  * is not thread safe and should be guarded with a lock if being used
  * in a multithreaded context.
  *