diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5abb680e3499..c79ee5ddc837 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(vba-package-format,
 AC_ARG_WITH(theme,
     AS_HELP_STRING([--with-theme="theme1 theme2..."],
         [Choose which themes to include. By default those themes with an '*' are included.
-         Possible choices: *default, *crystal, *hicontrast, *oxygen, *tango, classic, industrial, human.]),
+         Possible choices: classic, crystal, *default (galaxy), *hicontrast, human, industrial, *oxygen, *tango.]),
 ,)
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(helppack-integration,
@@ -9606,15 +9606,15 @@ dnl ===================================================================
 dnl Test which themes to include
 dnl ===================================================================
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([which themes to include])
-# if none given, use all available themes
+# if none given use default subset of available themes
 if test "x$with_theme" = "x" -o "x$with_theme" = "xyes"; then
-    with_theme="crystal hicontrast human oxygen tango"
+    with_theme="crystal default hicontrast oxygen tango"
 fi
 
 WITH_THEMES=""
 for theme in $with_theme; do
     case $theme in
-        classic|crystal|galaxy|hicontrast|human|industrial|oxygen|tango) : ;;
+        classic|crystal|default|hicontrast|human|industrial|oxygen|tango) : ;;
         *) AC_MSG_ERROR([Unknown value for --with-theme: $theme]) ;;
     esac
     WITH_THEMES="$WITH_THEMES $theme"