diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix
index dd0ea69e9685..cb8fc957a990 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ in
         is acquired using DHCP.
 
         You should add the module(s) required for your network card to
-        boot.initrd.availableKernelModules. lspci -v -s <ethernet controller>
+        boot.initrd.availableKernelModules.
+        <literal>lspci -v | grep -iA8 'network\|ethernet'</literal>
         will tell you which.
       '';
     };
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-ssh.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-ssh.nix
index 53e993603e27..2d3e3b05c980 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-ssh.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-ssh.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ in
       default = config.users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys;
       description = ''
         Authorized keys for the root user on initrd.
+        Note that Dropbear doesn't support OpenSSH's Ed25519 key type.
       '';
     };