diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cff9723935..84eeaa7299 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ echo "  miner enabled       = $enable_miner"
 echo "  gprof enabled       = $enable_gprof"
 echo "  werror              = $enable_werror"
 echo
-echo "  target os           = $TARGET_OS"
+echo "  target os           = $host_os"
 echo "  build os            = $build_os"
 echo
 echo "  CC                  = $CC"