diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix
index 98e36954712..fc0803f2aca 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ let
         if [ -z "$_INHIBITION_LOCK_TAKEN" ]; then
           export _INHIBITION_LOCK_TAKEN=1
           if ! ${config.systemd.package}/bin/loginctl show-session $XDG_SESSION_ID | grep -q '^RemoteHost='; then
-            exec ${config.systemd.package}/bin/systemd-inhibit --what=handle-lid-switch:handle-power-key --why="See NixOS configuration option 'services.xserver.displayManager.desktopManagerHandlesLidAndPower' for more information." "$0" "$sessionType"
+            exec ${config.systemd.package}/bin/systemd-inhibit --what=handle-lid-switch:handle-power-key --why="Desktop environment handles power events" "$0" "$sessionType"
           fi
         fi