diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
index fd5da97cd10..7ac0952defe 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
@@ -247,7 +247,17 @@ in
authorizedKeysFiles = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [];
- description = "Files from which authorized keys are read.";
+ description = ''
+ Specify the rules for which files to read on the host.
+
+ This is an advanced option. If you're looking to configure user
+ keys, you can generally use
+ or .
+
+ These are paths relative to the host root file system or home
+ directories and they are subject to certain token expansion rules.
+ See AuthorizedKeysFile in man sshd_config for details.
+ '';
};
authorizedKeysCommand = mkOption {