diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml
index c4691aa663f4..f1e652a53bb3 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ was accordingly renamed to <literal>bomi</literal>
   <para>
 	Local printers are no longer shared or advertised by default. This behavior
 	can be changed by enabling <literal>services.printing.defaultShared</literal>
-	or <literal>services.printing.browsing</literal> respectively.
+	or <literal>services.printing.advertise</literal> respectively.
   </para>
 </listitem>
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/printing/cupsd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/printing/cupsd.nix
index fd9589883edc..d7f87413e6c7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/printing/cupsd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/printing/cupsd.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
-      browsing = mkOption {
+      advertise = mkOption {
         type = types.bool;
         default = false;
         description = ''
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ in
 
         DefaultShared ${if cfg.defaultShared then "Yes" else "No"}
 
-        Browsing ${if cfg.browsing then "Yes" else "No"}
+        Browsing ${if cfg.advertise then "Yes" else "No"}
 
         WebInterface ${if cfg.webInterface then "Yes" else "No"}