diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index e9a6e18ef6bdf824d73f7a448d4b92b0bce8a258..3569b8ee35136e267aeaeaba7fdc1f919479bc7a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -308,16 +308,16 @@ dnl use either is considered a Feature.
 
 dnl ** What command to use to compile compiler sources ?
 dnl --------------------------------------------------------------
-AC_ARG_WITH(ghc-hc,
-[  --with-ghc-hc=<haskell compiler>
-        Use a command different from 'ghc-2.10' to compile up the GHC compiler sources.
-         (no claims currently made that this will work with a compiler other than a
-          recent version of GHC, but you could always try...)
+AC_ARG_WITH(hc,
+[  --with-hc=<haskell compiler>
+        Use a command different from 'ghc' to compile up Haskell code.
+        (no claims currently made that this will work with a compiler other than a
+         recent version of GHC, but you could always try...)
 ],
-[WithGhcHc="$withval"],
-[WithGhcHc="ghc"]
+[WithHc="$withval"],
+[WithHc="ghc"]
 )
-AC_SUBST(WithGhcHc)
+AC_SUBST(WithHc)
 
 dnl ** Which gcc to use?
 dnl --------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/mk/config.mk.in b/mk/config.mk.in
index 722aad2d26d590caf407ebb7c4a096e39a86fabf..e68db5de3816a847966f891d55e55ca6cbef2670 100644
--- a/mk/config.mk.in
+++ b/mk/config.mk.in
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ IncludeTestDirsInBuild=NO
 #		       	     HC_ROJEMO_NHC
 #		       	     HC_UNSPECIFIED
 
-WithGhcHc = @WithGhcHc@
+WithGhcHc = @WithHc@
 
 # Variable which is set to the version number of the $(WithGhcHc) we're using.
 # Not currently used, but might come in handy sometime soon.
@@ -160,11 +160,9 @@ GhcCompilerWays=
 # Extra option flags to pass to the compiler that compiles the compiler
 # (Ones that are essential are wired into ghc/compiler/Makefile)
 # Typical ones:
-#	-H25m		allocate a bigger heap (default is 6m)
+#	-H25m		allocate a bigger heap (might speed up compilation)
 #
 #	-O		compile an optimised compiler
-#			NB! If you add -O you'll almost certainly need to increase
-#			the amount of heap space too (to 15m or more)
 #
 #	-DDEBUG		include consistency/assertion checks in the compiled compiler
 #
@@ -259,7 +257,7 @@ EnableWin32DLLs=@EnableWin32DLLs@
 #################################################################################
 
 # The compiler you'd like to use to compile Happy
-WithHappyHc = $(WithGhcHc)
+WithHappyHc = @WithHc@
 
 # HappyHcOpts gives the flags to pass to the Haskell compiler used
 # 	      to compile the Happy sources with.
@@ -469,6 +467,7 @@ HSTAGS_PREFIX           = $(FPTOOLS_TOP)/ghc/utils/hstags/
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Haskell compiler and mkdependHS
 
+# ToDo: $(HC) should be a local installation of some Haskell compiler
 HC		= $(FPTOOLS_TOP)/ghc/driver/ghc
 MKDEPENDHS	= $(HC)