3 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix b/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
index 3a57642a53ee..5a61d5463d21 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ in
       readOnly = true;
       internal = true;
       default = systemActivationScript (removeAttrs config.system.activationScripts [ "script" ]) true;
-      defaultText = literalDocBook "generated activation script";
+      defaultText = literalMD "generated activation script";
     };
 
     system.userActivationScripts = mkOption {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
index 02d8fcf4799c..6e20d7dc5e0f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ in
 
       themePackages = mkOption {
         default = lib.optional (cfg.theme == "breeze") nixosBreezePlymouth;
-        defaultText = literalDocBook ''
+        defaultText = literalMD ''
           A NixOS branded variant of the breeze theme when
-          <literal>config.${opt.theme} == "breeze"</literal>, otherwise
-          <literal>[ ]</literal>.
+          `config.${opt.theme} == "breeze"`, otherwise
+          `[ ]`.
         '';
         type = types.listOf types.package;
         description = lib.mdDoc ''
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
index 37adcc531d3d..66b51cd72606 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ in
         then "zstd"
         else "gzip"
       );
-      defaultText = literalDocBook "<literal>zstd</literal> if the kernel supports it (5.9+), <literal>gzip</literal> if not";
+      defaultText = literalMD "`zstd` if the kernel supports it (5.9+), `gzip` if not";
       type = types.either types.str (types.functionTo types.str);
       description = ''
         The compressor to use on the initrd image. May be any of: