diff --git a/build-config.in b/build-config.in
index b7a92897b..a732826db 100644
--- a/build-config.in
+++ b/build-config.in
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### configuration template ###
+
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT = @PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@
 PACKAGE_NAME = @PACKAGE_NAME@
 PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@