1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/security/tpm2.nix b/nixos/modules/security/tpm2.nix
index d37425166f8..be85fd246e3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/security/tpm2.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/security/tpm2.nix
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ in {
       '';
       type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
       default = if cfg.abrmd.enable then "tss" else "root";
-      defaultText = ''"tss" when using the userspace resource manager,'' +
-                    ''"root" otherwise'';
+      defaultText = lib.literalExpression ''if config.security.tpm2.abrmd.enable then "tss" else "root"'';
     };
 
     tssGroup = lib.mkOption {
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ in {
         description = "tpm2-abrmd package to use";
         type = lib.types.package;
         default = pkgs.tpm2-abrmd;
-        defaultText = "pkgs.tpm2-abrmd";
+        defaultText = lib.literalExpression "pkgs.tpm2-abrmd";
       };
     };
 
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ in {
         description = "tpm2-pkcs11 package to use";
         type = lib.types.package;
         default = pkgs.tpm2-pkcs11;
-        defaultText = "pkgs.tpm2-pkcs11";
+        defaultText = lib.literalExpression "pkgs.tpm2-pkcs11";
       };
     };