diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index 376f5c0e..65dd68e8 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ If you already manage NixOS machines using a flake, you can integrate them with
       directory = ./.;
       machines = {
         turingmachine = {
-          nixpkgs.pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.aarch64-linux;
+          nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "x86_64-linux";
           imports = [
             ./configuration.nix
           ];