diff --git a/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix b/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
index a9a0bc70f1e..fcdcc8fb299 100644
--- a/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ in
         internal = true;
         default = "";
         merge = mergeStringOption;
+        example = ''
+          export NIX_TARGET_LOAD=$(( 3 * $(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/nproc) / 2 ))
+          export NIX_MAX_PARALLELIZATION=$NIX_TARGET_LOAD
+        '';
         description = "
           Environment variables used by Nix.
         ";