diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 8b9eb791c7..d4557b360a 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -27629,8 +27629,8 @@ This is the data type representing the configuration of auditd.
 @item @code{audit} (default: @code{audit})
 The audit package to use.
 
-@item @code{configdir} (default: @code{(local-file "aux-files/auditd")})
-A directory containing a configuration file for the audit package, which
+@item @code{configuration-directory} (default: @code{%default-auditd-configuration-directory})
+The directory containing the configuration file for the audit package, which
 must be named @code{auditd.conf}, and optionally some audit rules to
 instantiate on startup.
 
diff --git a/gnu/services/auditd.scm b/gnu/services/auditd.scm
index 1750614207..cffc226ec9 100644
--- a/gnu/services/auditd.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/auditd.scm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ignore\ndisk_error_action = syslog\n"))
   auditd-configuration?
   (audit                   auditd-configuration-audit                          ; package
                            (default audit))
-  (configuration-directory auditd-configuration-configuration-directory))      ; local-file
+  (configuration-directory auditd-configuration-configuration-directory))      ; file-like
 
 (define (auditd-shepherd-service config)
   (let* ((audit (auditd-configuration-audit config))