diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
index d6f463be9e8..29cb7cedcb0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ in
 
       logError = mkOption {
         default = "stderr";
+        type = types.str;
         description = "
           Configures logging.
           The first parameter defines a file that will store the log. The