diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ee9b3f..57a22ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ endif()
 # CHECK LIBRARIES : cereal
 
 if(DEFINED ENABLE_cereal)
-  set(ENABLE_cereal ${ENABLE_cereal} CACHE BOOL "enable hdf5")
+  set(ENABLE_cereal ${ENABLE_cereal} CACHE BOOL "enable cereal")
 else()
-  set(ENABLE_cereal TRUE CACHE BOOL "enable hdf5")
+  set(ENABLE_cereal TRUE CACHE BOOL "enable cereal")
 endif()
 
 find_package(cereal QUIET)