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diff --git a/doc/overlays.xml b/doc/overlays.xml
index cb54c33cf65f..4b95f3e72880 100644
--- a/doc/overlays.xml
+++ b/doc/overlays.xml
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ first one present is considered, and all the rest are ignored:
 
   <listitem>
 
-    <para>In the directory pointed by the environment variable
-    <varname>NIXPKGS_OVERLAYS</varname>.</para>
+    <para>In the directory pointed to by the Nix search path entry
+    <literal>&lt;nixpkgs-overlays></literal>.</para>
   </listitem>
 
   <listitem>
 
-    <para>In the directory <filename>~/.nixpkgs/overlays/</filename>.</para>
+    <para>In the directory <filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/</filename>.</para>
   </listitem>
 
 </orderedlist>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ the same recipe. In the case where overlays are loaded from a directory, they ar
 alphabetical order.</para>
 
 <para>To install an overlay using the last option, you can clone the overlay's repository and add
-a symbolic link to it in <filename>~/.nixpkgs/overlays/</filename> directory.</para>
+a symbolic link to it in <filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/</filename> directory.</para>
 
 </section>