diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix
index 5c650210f9f9..e424080ab1f7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ in {
 
             phpPackage = mkOption {
               type = types.package;
-              default = pkgs.php;
-              defaultText = "pkgs.php";
+              default = fpmCfg.phpPackage;
+              defaultText = "config.services.phpfpm.phpPackage";
               description = ''
                 The PHP package to use for running this PHP-FPM pool.
               '';
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ in {
 
             phpOptions = mkOption {
               type = types.lines;
-              default = "";
+              default = fpmCfg.phpOptions;
+              defaultText = "config.services.phpfpm.phpOptions";
               description = ''
-                Options appended to the PHP configuration file <filename>php.ini</filename> used for this PHP-FPM pool.
+                "Options appended to the PHP configuration file <filename>php.ini</filename> used for this PHP-FPM pool."
               '';
             };