diff --git a/doc/metadata.txt b/doc/metadata.txt
index 8e753e76e403..5705a3edda67 100644
--- a/doc/metadata.txt
+++ b/doc/metadata.txt
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ See {ref}`devices-unix-char-hotplugging` for more information.
 <!-- config group device-unix-char-device-conf end -->
 <!-- config group device-unix-hotplug-device-conf start -->
 ```{config:option} gid device-unix-hotplug-device-conf
-:defaultdesc: "`0`"
+:defaultdesc: "GID on host"
 :shortdesc: "GID of the device owner in the instance"
 :type: "integer"
 
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ The default is `false`, which means that all devices can be hotplugged.
 ```
 
 ```{config:option} uid device-unix-hotplug-device-conf
-:defaultdesc: "`0`"
+:defaultdesc: "UID on host"
 :shortdesc: "UID of the device owner in the instance"
 :type: "integer"
 
diff --git a/lxd/metadata/configuration.json b/lxd/metadata/configuration.json
index 8b2d6ebdecd8..4f4b5630bae3 100644
--- a/lxd/metadata/configuration.json
+++ b/lxd/metadata/configuration.json
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@
 				"keys": [
 					{
 						"gid": {
-							"defaultdesc": "`0`",
+							"defaultdesc": "GID on host",
 							"longdesc": "",
 							"shortdesc": "GID of the device owner in the instance",
 							"type": "integer"
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@
 					},
 					{
 						"uid": {
-							"defaultdesc": "`0`",
+							"defaultdesc": "UID on host",
 							"longdesc": "",
 							"shortdesc": "UID of the device owner in the instance",
 							"type": "integer"