diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/location-options.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/location-options.nix
index ce3462bed0a4..8aaa3e96f800 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/location-options.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/location-options.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ with lib;
     root = mkOption {
       type = types.nullOr types.path;
       default = null;
-      example = /your/root/directory;
+      example = "/your/root/directory";
       description = ''
         Root directory for requests.
       '';