diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5c055dc302..a8d094f40d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ show_help(){
   echo "  --disable-ffplay         disable ffplay build"
   echo "  --disable-ffserver       disable ffserver build"
   echo "  --enable-postproc        enable GPLed postprocessing support [no]"
-  echo "  --enable-swscale         enable software scaler support [no]"
+  echo "  --enable-swscale         enable GPLed software scaler support [no]"
   echo "  --enable-avfilter        video filter support (replaces vhook) [no]"
   echo "  --enable-avfilter-lavf   video filters dependent on avformat [no]"
   echo "  --disable-vhook          disable video hooking support"
@@ -1684,6 +1684,7 @@ if ! enabled gpl; then
     die_gpl_disabled "libxvidcore"             libxvid
     die_gpl_disabled "FAAD2"                   libfaad2
     die_gpl_disabled "The X11 grabber"         x11grab
+    die_gpl_disabled "The software scaler"     swscale
 fi
 
 if ! enabled nonfree && enabled_any libamr_nb libamr_wb; then