diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
index 8d2817c23bf0..d99a491b8579 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ in
       default = pkgs;
       defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs";
       example = literalExpression ''
-        import pkgs.path { system = "x86_64-darwin"; }
+        import pkgs.path { system = "aarch64-darwin"; }
       '';
       description = ''
         Package set to use for the host-specific packages of the VM runner.