diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ef61976c1c29ccf06c7f166e69932e5b92d38500..80597d776f91a39b8040e34b079daa44a6f533e7 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -77,23 +77,23 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([pdata],
 
 INCLUDES_PATH+="-I. -Iconfig -I../../openfpm_data/src -I../../openfpm_devices/src -I$pdata_dir "
 
-###### Check for memleak check compilation
+########
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to build with memory check)
-mem_check=no
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(memcheck,
-	AC_HELP_STRING(
-	    [--enable-memcheck],
-	    [enable memory checking (def=no)]
-	),
-  	mem_check="$enableval"
-)
+## Enable scan coverty
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to build for scan coverty compilation)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(scan-coverty,
+        AC_HELP_STRING(
+            [--enable-scan-coverty],
+            [enable scan-coverty compilation (def=no)]
+        ),
+        scancoverty="$enableval"
+)
 
+AC_MSG_RESULT($scancoverty)
 
-AC_MSG_RESULT($mem_check)
-if test x"$mem_check" = x"yes"; then
-	AC_DEFINE([MEMLEAK_CHECK],[],[Memory check])
+if test x"$scancoverty" = x"yes"; then
+        AC_DEFINE([COVERTY_SCAN],[],[Compile for coverty scan])
 fi
 
 AC_DEFINE([ON_IO_UNIT_TESTS],[],[IO unit tests])