diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/development.xml
index 7b4e6df5f878..dbaa2c4213d9 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/development.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development.xml
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ let
 in
 
 {
-  imports = [ /etc/nixos/nixos/modules/services/scheduling/cron.nix ];
+  imports = [ /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/services/scheduling/cron.nix ];
 
   options = {
     services.locate = {
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ in
 <para>
 
 <screen>
-$ nix-build /etc/nixos/nixos -A <replaceable>attr</replaceable></screen>
+$ nix-build /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos -A <replaceable>attr</replaceable></screen>
 
 where <replaceable>attr</replaceable> is an attribute in
-<filename>/etc/nixos/nixos/default.nix</filename>.  Attributes of interest include:
+<filename>/path/to/nixpkgs/nixos/default.nix</filename>.  Attributes of interest include:
 
 <variablelist>
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Most parts of NixOS can be built through the <varname>config</varname>
 attribute set.  This attribute set allows you to have a view of the merged
 option definitions and all its derivations.  Important derivations are store
 inside the option <option>system.build</option> and can be listed with the
-command <command>nix-instantiate --xml --eval-only /etc/nixos/nixos -A
+command <command>nix-instantiate --xml --eval-only /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos -A
 config.system.build</command>
 </para>
 
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ you have to set <envar>NIXOS_CONFIG</envar> before
 running <command>nix-build</command> to build the ISO.
 
 <screen>
-$ export NIXOS_CONFIG=/etc/nixos/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix
-$ nix-build /etc/nixos/nixos -A config.system.build.isoImage</screen>
+$ export NIXOS_CONFIG=/path/to/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix
+$ nix-build /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos -A config.system.build.isoImage</screen>
 
 </para>
 
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ tedious, so here is a quick way to see if the installer works
 properly:
 
 <screen>
-$ export NIXOS_CONFIG=/etc/nixos/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix
-$ nix-build /etc/nixos/nixos -A config.system.build.nixos-install
+$ export NIXOS_CONFIG=/path/to/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix
+$ nix-build /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos -A config.system.build.nixos-install
 $ dd if=/dev/zero of=diskimage seek=2G count=0 bs=1
 $ yes | mke2fs -j diskimage
 $ mount -o loop diskimage /mnt
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ boot correctly is to use QEMU’s <option>-kernel</option> and
 <option>-initrd</option> options:
 
 <screen>
-$ nix-build /etc/nixos/nixos -A config.system.build.initialRamdisk -o initrd
-$ nix-build /etc/nixos/nixos -A config.system.build.kernel -o kernel
+$ nix-build /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos -A config.system.build.initialRamdisk -o initrd
+$ nix-build /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos -A config.system.build.kernel -o kernel
 $ qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel ./kernel/bzImage -initrd ./initrd/initrd -hda /dev/null
 </screen>
 
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-option.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-option.xml
index bd180363e70d..7952847d4db5 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-option.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-option.xml
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ Declared by:
   /mnt/data/nix-sources/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
 
 Defined by:
-  /etc/nixos/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix
-  /etc/nixos/nixos/modules/hardware/network/rt73.nix
-  /etc/nixos/nixos/modules/hardware/network/intel-3945abg.nix
-  /etc/nixos/nixos/modules/hardware/network/intel-2200bg.nix</screen></para>
+  /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix
+  /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/hardware/network/rt73.nix
+  /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/hardware/network/intel-3945abg.nix
+  /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/hardware/network/intel-2200bg.nix</screen></para>
 
 </refsection>
 
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-rebuild.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-rebuild.xml
index e08153c723d9..afc159dbd5d7 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-rebuild.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-rebuild.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ desired operation.  It must be one of the following:
       points to the output of the top-level “system” derivation.  This
       is essentially the same as doing
 <screen>
-$ nix-build /etc/nixos/nixos -A system
+$ nix-build /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos -A system
 </screen>
       Note that you do not need to be <literal>root</literal> to run
       <command>nixos-rebuild build</command>.</para>