diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index aad0bcf27..a774154f2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ CHANGES IN FLTK 1.3.0
 
 	  IDE support and command line build options
 
-	- FLTK now support Apple Xcode 3, MS VisualC 2008 and 
-	  MS VisualC 2010. MS VisualC 6 support is maintained as a compatibily
-	  base for VisualC.net, etc. .  FLTK continues to support
-	  configure/make and improved CMake build files.
+	- FLTK now supports Apple Xcode 3, MS VisualC 2008, and
+	  MS VisualC 2010. MS VisualC 6 support is maintained as a
+	  compatibility base for VisualC.net, etc. . FLTK continues
+	  to support configure/make and improved CMake build files.
 	- Added step by step README's for MSWindows, OS X, and four
 	  Linux distros.
 	- Added "ide" subdirectory for all IDE support files
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ CHANGES IN FLTK 1.3.0
 	  instead of GDI drawing (STR #2147, #2183) and is ignored otherwise.
 	- Changed "fltk-config --post foo" to create an application
 	  bundle rather than attaching a resource fork.
+	- Changed default for configure option --with-links for common
+	  misspellings on case sensitive file systems like Unix/Linux.
+	  The new default is --without-links; use --with-links on
+	  Unix/Linux only if you need the links (e.g. lowercase '.h')
 
 	  Fluid
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 51d16dc32..ead24a53f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ HLINKS=
 OSX_ONLY=:
 THREADS=
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(links, [  --with-links            make header links for common misspellings])
+AC_ARG_WITH(links, [  --with-links            make header links for common misspellings (default=no)])
 
 INSTALL_DESKTOP=""
 UNINSTALL_DESKTOP=""
@@ -1002,7 +1002,9 @@ case $uname_GUI in
 	    *)
 	    ;;
 	esac
-	if test "x$with_links" = xno; then
+	# Make symlinks since UNIX/Linux is case sensitive,
+	# but only if explicitly configured (default=no)
+	if test "x$with_links" != xyes; then
 		HLINKS="#"
 	fi