diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/device-tree.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/device-tree.nix
index cf553497c89b..6ae638f17cc9 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/device-tree.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/device-tree.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ in {
           example = literalExample "pkgs.device-tree_rpi";
           type = types.path;
           description = ''
-            The package containing the base device-tree (.dtb) to boot. Contains
+            The path containing the base device-tree (.dtb) to boot. Contains
             device trees bundled with the Linux kernel by default.
           '';
         };