diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/nix-remote-build.nix b/nixos/modules/config/nix-remote-build.nix
index 11fcec30ff640..4786fef31d065 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/nix-remote-build.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/nix-remote-build.nix
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ in
     };
   };
 
-  # distributedBuilds does *not* inhibit /etc/machines generation; caller may
+  # distributedBuilds does *not* inhibit /etc/nix/machines generation; caller may
   # override that nix option.
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     assertions =