diff --git a/doc/installation.adoc b/doc/installation.adoc
index 123ca7146..9f34a8637 100644
--- a/doc/installation.adoc
+++ b/doc/installation.adoc
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ For example, a nix-darwin configuration may include the lines
 
 [source,nix]
 ----
+user.users.eve = {
+  name = "eve";
+  home = "/Users/eve";
+}
 home-manager.users.eve = { pkgs, ... }: {
   home.packages = [ pkgs.atool pkgs.httpie ];
   programs.bash.enable = true;