diff --git a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/envfs.nix b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/envfs.nix
index ef8f655c532a..450b805f0f58 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/envfs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/envfs.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ in {
         type = lib.types.package;
         description = lib.mdDoc "Which package to use for the envfs.";
         default = pkgs.envfs;
-        defaultText = lib.mdDoc "pkgs.envfs";
+        defaultText = lib.literalExpression "pkgs.envfs";
       };
     };
   };