diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a2ebfcbec19..cb8b596b7d7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ endif ()
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Emscripten")
   set (H5_HAVE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO 0)
 else ()
-  option (HDF5_ENABLE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO "embed library info into executables" ON)
+  option (HDF5_ENABLE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO "Embed library info into executables" ON)
   if (HDF5_ENABLE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO)
     set (H5_HAVE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO 1)
   endif ()