diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
index 6f0f62546a01..3e88d43bd9a1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ sub addGeneration {
     my @links = sort (glob "$path/specialisation/*");
 
     if ($current != 1 && scalar(@links) != 0) {
-        $conf .= "submenu \"> $name$nameSuffix\" --class submenu {\n";
+        $conf .= "submenu \"$name$nameSuffix\" --class submenu {\n";
     }
 
     addEntry("$name" . (scalar(@links) == 0 ? "" : " - Default") . $nameSuffix, $path, $options, $current);