1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix
index c1a66aaa3cc6..36a0ace927ae 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ in
       };
 
       defaultConfig = mkOption {
-        type = types.string;
+        type = types.lines;
         default = defaultConf;
         description = ''
           The default <filename>syslog.conf</filename> file configures a
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ in
       };
 
       extraConfig = mkOption {
-        type = types.string;
+        type = types.lines;
         default = "";
         example = "news.* -/var/log/news";
         description = ''