diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/rxe.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/rxe.nix
index fbec62728c0..c7d174a00de 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/rxe.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/rxe.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in {
         example = [ "eth0" ];
         description = ''
           Enable RDMA on the listed interfaces. The corresponding virtual
-          RDMA interfaces will be named rxe_<interface>.
+          RDMA interfaces will be named rxe_&lt;interface&gt;.
           UDP port 4791 must be open on the respective ethernet interfaces.
         '';
       };