diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 42fc7d59b..2d01ba7c9 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(
 	[user],
-	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-user=user],[change user of the daemons to "user" after startup (default is 0).]),
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-user=user],[change user of the daemons to "user" after startup (default is "root").]),
 	[AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(IPSEC_USER, "$withval") AC_SUBST(ipsecuser, "$withval")],
 	[AC_SUBST(ipsecuser, "root")]
 )
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(
 	[group],
-	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-group=group],[change group of the daemons to "group" after startup (default is 0).]),
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-group=group],[change group of the daemons to "group" after startup (default is "root").]),
 	[AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(IPSEC_GROUP, "$withval") AC_SUBST(ipsecgroup, "$withval")],
 	[AC_SUBST(ipsecgroup, "root")]
 )