diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-client/configure.ac b/veejay-current/veejay-client/configure.ac
index c861d422..737a59e6 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-client/configure.ac
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-client/configure.ac
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(pixbuf,
             AC_HELP_STRING([--without-pixbuf], [Do not use GDK pixbuf]),
             [], [with_pixbuf=yes])
 
-arch_target="generic"
+arch_target="auto"
 AC_ARG_WITH(arch-target, AS_HELP_STRING( [--with-arch-target=generic or auto],
-					[Build a generic binary or auto-detect current cpu type]),
+					[Build a generic binary or auto-detect current cpu type (defaults to auto-detect)]),
 					[ arch_target="$withval"])
 
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/configure.ac b/veejay-current/veejay-server/configure.ac
index e7ba75d4..6f5af20d 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/configure.ac
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/configure.ac
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(libresample,
             AC_HELP_STRING([--without-libresample], [Do not use libresample.]),
             [], [with_libresample=yes])
 
-arch_target="generic"
+arch_target="auto"
 AC_ARG_WITH(arch-target, AS_HELP_STRING( [--with-arch-target=generic or auto],
-					[Build a generic binary or auto-detect current cpu type]),
+					[Build a generic binary or auto-detect current cpu type (defaults to auto-detect)]),
 					[ arch_target="$withval"])
 
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/doc/HowtoCompile.txt b/veejay-current/veejay-server/doc/HowtoCompile.txt
index 71b1be15..c0169771 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/doc/HowtoCompile.txt
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/doc/HowtoCompile.txt
@@ -59,9 +59,13 @@ If echo is silent, you must set the PKG_CONFIG_PATH to point to the directory co
 Configure options:
 ------------------
 
- --enable-debug	                 : Builds veejay for debugging purposes (disables optimization)
+ --enable-debug	                 
 
- --with-arch-target=auto         : Builds veejay for the current cpu-type. The resulting binary may not run on another computer.
+Builds veejay for debugging purposes (disables optimization)
+
+ --with-arch-target=generic
+
+Build veejay for generic x86 cpu-type. If the default is used (auto), the resulting binary may not run on another computer.
 
 
 Compilation: