diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/bees.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/bees.nix
index 2815bb035cb7..96c4789f86e0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/bees.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/bees.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ in
       default = { };
       example = lib.literalExpression ''
         {
-          root = {
+          "-" = {
             spec = "LABEL=root";
             hashTableSizeMB = 2048;
             verbosity = "crit";