diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 66a5ded6..7aed9d9f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ if(ENABLE_THREADS)
             #
             # The Win95 threading lacks thread-safe one-time initialization
             # function.
-            if (ENABLE_SMALL)
+            if(ENABLE_SMALL)
                 message(SEND_ERROR "Threading method win95 and ENABLE_SMALL "
                                    "cannot be used at the same time")
             endif()
@@ -772,9 +772,9 @@ if(ALLOW_ATTR_IFUNC)
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-Werror")
     check_c_source_compiles("
             static void func(void) { return; }
-            static void (*resolve_func (void)) (void) { return func; }
-            void func_ifunc (void)
-                    __attribute__ ((__ifunc__ (\"resolve_func\")));
+            static void (*resolve_func(void)) (void) { return func; }
+            void func_ifunc(void)
+                    __attribute__((__ifunc__(\"resolve_func\")));
             int main(void) { return 0; }
         "
         HAVE_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE_IFUNC)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5b764fce..193e2d6d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -859,11 +859,12 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
 ], [
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 ])
-
 CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS"
 
-# __attribute__((__ifunc__())) can be used for one-time initializations,
-# similar to __attribute__((__constructor__)).
+# __attribute__((__ifunc__())) can be used to choose between different
+# implementations of the same function at runtime. This is slightly more
+# efficient than using __attribute__((__constructor__)) and setting
+# a function pointer.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([ifunc], [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-ifunc],
 		[do not use __attribute__((__ifunc__()))])],
 	[], [enable_ifunc=yes])
@@ -876,7 +877,7 @@ if test "x$enable_ifunc" = xyes ; then
 		static void func(void) { return; }
 		static void (*resolve_func (void)) (void) { return func; }
 		void func_ifunc (void)
-				__attribute__ ((__ifunc__ ("resolve_func")));
+				__attribute__((__ifunc__("resolve_func")));
 	], [
 		AC_DEFINE([HAVE_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE_IFUNC], [1],
 			[Define to 1 if __attribute__((__ifunc__()))