diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
index 5f0a0f278452..29d1f17d28c8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
@@ -240,7 +240,10 @@ in
         type = types.listOf types.str;
         # !!! We'd like "nv" here, but it segfaults the X server.
         default = [ "ati" "cirrus" "intel" "vesa" "vmware" "modesetting" ];
-        example = [ "vesa" ];
+        example = [
+          "ati_unfree" "amdgpu" "amdgpu-pro"
+          "nv" "nvidia" "nvidiaLegacy340" "nvidiaLegacy304" "nvidiaLegacy173"
+        ];
         description = ''
           The names of the video drivers the configuration
           supports. They will be tried in order until one that