diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/bees.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/bees.nix
index d2dc15dd4a2a..fa00d7e4f55d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/bees.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/bees.nix
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ let
         <para>
         This must be in a format usable by findmnt; that could be a key=value
         pair, or a bare path to a mount point.
-        We prefer bare paths as then the beesd service will be ordered after
-        mounting the path itself.
+        Using bare paths will allow systemd to start the beesd service only
+        after mounting the associated path.
       '';
       example = "LABEL=MyBulkDataDrive";
     };