diff --git a/doc/overlays.xml b/doc/overlays.xml
index 540c83e0a39..4b95f3e7288 100644
--- a/doc/overlays.xml
+++ b/doc/overlays.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ first one present is considered, and all the rest are ignored:
 
   <listitem>
 
-    <para>In the directory <filename>~/.nixpkgs/overlays/</filename>.</para>
+    <para>In the directory <filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/</filename>.</para>
   </listitem>
 
 </orderedlist>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ the same recipe. In the case where overlays are loaded from a directory, they ar
 alphabetical order.</para>
 
 <para>To install an overlay using the last option, you can clone the overlay's repository and add
-a symbolic link to it in <filename>~/.nixpkgs/overlays/</filename> directory.</para>
+a symbolic link to it in <filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/</filename> directory.</para>
 
 </section>