diff --git a/doc/general.texi b/doc/general.texi
index dbc7faf7a8..93f563e1bf 100644
--- a/doc/general.texi
+++ b/doc/general.texi
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ MSVC++-compatible import libraries.
 @item Build Libav with
 
 @example
-./configure --enable-shared --enable-memalign-hack
+./configure --enable-shared
 make
 make install
 @end example
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ For a static build run
 
 and for a build with shared libraries
 @example
-./configure --target-os=mingw32 --enable-memalign-hack --enable-shared --disable-static --extra-cflags=-mno-cygwin --extra-libs=-mno-cygwin
+./configure --target-os=mingw32 --enable-shared --disable-static --extra-cflags=-mno-cygwin --extra-libs=-mno-cygwin
 @end example
 
 @bye