diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5cf88c0e8e5..85af09f9936 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 PHP                                                                        NEWS
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 ?? ??? 200?, PHP 5.3.0 Alpha 3
+- Fixed bug #45911 (Cannot disable ext/hash). (Arnaud)
 
 02 Sep 2008, PHP 5.3.0 Alpha 2
 - Removed special treatment of "/tmp" in sessions for open_basedir.
diff --git a/ext/hash/config.m4 b/ext/hash/config.m4
index 1c61b89b047..dd4b275c696 100644
--- a/ext/hash/config.m4
+++ b/ext/hash/config.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 dnl $Id$
 dnl config.m4 for extension hash
 
+PHP_ARG_WITH(mhash, for mhash support,
+[  --with-mhash[=DIR]      Include mhash support])
+
 PHP_ARG_ENABLE(hash, whether to enable hash support,
 [  --disable-hash          Disable hash support], yes)
 
diff --git a/ext/mhash/config.m4 b/ext/mhash/config.m4
index 358fae47268..167184291e6 100644
--- a/ext/mhash/config.m4
+++ b/ext/mhash/config.m4
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ dnl
 dnl $Id$
 dnl
 
-PHP_ARG_WITH(mhash, for mhash support,
-[  --with-mhash[=DIR]      Include mhash support])
-
 if test "$PHP_MHASH" != "no"; then
   PHP_NEW_EXTENSION(mhash, mhash.c, $ext_shared)
   PHP_SUBST(MHASH_SHARED_LIBADD)