diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/znc/options.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/znc/options.nix
index 048dbd738630..7a43b45fabba 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/znc/options.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/znc/options.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ let
       modules = mkOption {
         type = types.listOf types.str;
         default = [ "simple_away" ];
-        example = literalExample "[ simple_away sasl ]";
+        example = literalExample ''[ "simple_away" "sasl" ]'';
         description = ''
           ZNC network modules to load.
         '';