diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
index b041b8951fa3..c23c5463783b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ with lib;
 
 let
 
-  inherit (pkgs) nixos-icons;
   plymouth = pkgs.plymouth.override {
     systemd = config.boot.initrd.systemd.package;
   };
@@ -97,8 +96,8 @@ in
       logo = mkOption {
         type = types.path;
         # Dimensions are 48x48 to match GDM logo
-        default = "${nixos-icons}/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/nix-snowflake-white.png";
-        defaultText = literalExpression ''"''${nixos-icons}/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/nix-snowflake-white.png"'';
+        default = "${pkgs.nixos-icons}/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/nix-snowflake-white.png";
+        defaultText = literalExpression ''"''${pkgs.nixos-icons}/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/nix-snowflake-white.png"'';
         example = literalExpression ''
           pkgs.fetchurl {
             url = "https://nixos.org/logo/nixos-hires.png";
@@ -107,6 +106,7 @@ in
         '';
         description = lib.mdDoc ''
           Logo which is displayed on the splash screen.
+          Currently supports PNG file format only.
         '';
       };