diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/nntp-proxy.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/nntp-proxy.nix
index cd0889351a3..cfa662c7311 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/nntp-proxy.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/nntp-proxy.nix
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ in
               default = null;
               example = "$6$GtzE7FrpE$wwuVgFYU.TZH4Rz.Snjxk9XGua89IeVwPQ/fEUD8eujr40q5Y021yhn0aNcsQ2Ifw.BLclyzvzgegopgKcneL0";
               description = ''
-                SHA-512 password hash (can be generated by 'mkpasswd -m sha-512 <password>')
+                SHA-512 password hash (can be generated by
+                <code>mkpasswd -m sha-512 &lt;password&gt;</code>)
               '';
             };