diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1990d78569..2f14f95f9a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
     --enable-perftools     force use of Google perftools on non-Linux systems
                            (automatically on when perftools is present on Linux)
     --enable-perftools-debug use Google's perftools for debugging
+    --enable-ruby          build ruby bindings for broccoli
     --disable-broccoli     don't build or install the Broccoli library
     --disable-broctl       don't install Broctl
     --disable-auxtools     don't build or install auxiliary tools
     --disable-perftools    don't try to build with Google Perftools
     --disable-python       don't try to build python bindings for broccoli
-    --disable-ruby         don't try to build ruby bindings for broccoli
     --disable-dataseries   don't use the optional DataSeries log writer
     --disable-elasticsearch don't use the optional ElasticSearch log writer
 
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ append_cache_entry INSTALL_BROCTL       BOOL   true
 append_cache_entry CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES STRING
 append_cache_entry ENABLE_MOBILE_IPV6   BOOL   false
 append_cache_entry DISABLE_PERFTOOLS    BOOL   false
+append_cache_entry DISABLE_RUBY_BINDINGS     BOOL   true
 
 # parse arguments
 while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
@@ -174,8 +175,8 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
         --disable-python)
             append_cache_entry DISABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS     BOOL   true
             ;;
-        --disable-ruby)
-            append_cache_entry DISABLE_RUBY_BINDINGS     BOOL   true
+        --enable-ruby)
+            append_cache_entry DISABLE_RUBY_BINDINGS     BOOL   false
             ;;
         --disable-dataseries)
             append_cache_entry DISABLE_DATASERIES     BOOL   true