diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/reference/nix-functions/runNixOS.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/reference/nix-functions/runNixOS.adoc
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@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ Example (Flakes): `configuration = self.nixosConfigurations.foo;`
 
 Required, unless you set xref:param-config, which is not the preferred solution.
 
+When this option is set to a pre-evaluated configuration, as in the latter example, xref:param-system[], xref:param-configuration[] and xref:param-nixpkgs[] are ignored.
 
 [[param-nixpkgs]]
 === `nixpkgs`
 
+Required when `configuration` is a module or file.
+
 Path of the Nixpkgs sources to use. These also include the NixOS sources.
 
 Default: `pkgs.path`, where `pkgs` is the Nixpkgs invocation that included the effects overlay.