diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 33ac6b5f89d..041d92eaf89 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2254,16 +2254,15 @@ Installation options:
These are optional, but you may specify install directories.
- -prefix
...... This will install everything relative to
+ -prefix ...... The deployment directory, as seen on the target device.
(default /usr/local/Qt-${QT_VERSION}, \$PWD if -developer-build is active)
- -extprefix ... When -sysroot is used, install everything to ,
- rather than into SYSROOT/PREFIX.
+ -extprefix ... The installation directory, as seen on the host machine.
+ (default SYSROOT/PREFIX)
- -hostprefix [dir] .. Tools and libraries needed when developing
- applications are installed in [dir]. If [dir] is
- not given, the current build directory will be used.
- (default EXTPREFIX)
+ -hostprefix [dir] .. The installation directory for build tools running on the
+ host machine. If [dir] is not given, the current build
+ directory will be used. (default EXTPREFIX)
You may use these to separate different parts of the install:
diff --git a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
index adab4b7a9ae..a1d06997862 100644
--- a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
+++ b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
@@ -1717,12 +1717,15 @@ bool Configure::displayHelp()
desc("These are optional, but you may specify install directories.\n\n", 0, 1);
- desc( "-prefix ", "This will install everything relative to (default $QT_INSTALL_PREFIX)\n");
+ desc( "-prefix ", "The deployment directory, as seen on the target device.\n"
+ "(default %CD%)\n");
- desc( "-extprefix ", "When -sysroot is used, install everything to , rather than into SYSROOT/PREFIX.\n");
+ desc( "-extprefix ", "The installation directory, as seen on the host machine.\n"
+ "(default SYSROOT/PREFIX)\n");
- desc( "-hostprefix [dir]", "Tools and libraries needed when developing applications are installed in [dir]. "
- "If [dir] is not given, the current build directory will be used. (default EXTPREFIX)\n");
+ desc( "-hostprefix [dir]", "The installation directory for build tools running on the\n"
+ "host machine. If [dir] is not given, the current build\n"
+ "directory will be used. (default EXTPREFIX)\n");
desc("You may use these to separate different parts of the install:\n\n");