diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b36c242c989a6a0f2e929b319f34c6b7288173bd_c2V0dXAucHk=..b608217826ff76697f563b7ffe12c04e8f02a6b2_c2V0dXAucHk= 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 
 speedups = Feature(
-    "options C speed-enhancement modules",
+    "optional C speed-enhancement module",
     standard=True,
     ext_modules = [
         Extension("simplejson._speedups", ["simplejson/_speedups.c"]),