diff --git a/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix b/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
index 6992299cc88c..340a6d80c1c7 100644
--- a/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
+++ b/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ in
     services.journald.console = mkOption {
       default = "";
       type = types.uniq types.string;
-      description = "If non-empty, write log messages to the specified TTY device.  Defaults to /dev/console.";
+      description = "If non-empty, write log messages to the specified TTY device.";
     };
 
   };