diff --git a/scripts/nix-profile.sh.in b/scripts/nix-profile.sh.in
index d343385cc1..b18069d940 100644
--- a/scripts/nix-profile.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/nix-profile.sh.in
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ fi
 
 export PATH="$HOME/.nix-profile/bin:$PATH"
 
-# Subscribe the root user to the NixOS channel by default.
+# Subscribe the root user to the Nixpkgs channel by default.
 if [ "$USER" = root -a ! -e $HOME/.nix-channels ]; then
-    echo "http://nixos.org/releases/nixos/channels/nixos-unstable nixos" > $HOME/.nix-channels
+    echo "http://nixos.org/releases/nixos/channels/nixpkgs-unstable nixpkgs" > $HOME/.nix-channels
 fi
 
 # Create the per-user garbage collector roots directory.