diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b29f769..ca008ae 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 PACKAGE_NAME='libsodium'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='libsodium'
 PACKAGE_VERSION='1.0.16'
-PACKAGE_STRING='libsodium 1.0.16'
+PACKAGE_STRING='libsodium'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/issues'
 PACKAGE_URL='https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium'
 
