diff --git a/guix/store.scm b/guix/store.scm
index f352a99cbd..4d89f4a413 100644
--- a/guix/store.scm
+++ b/guix/store.scm
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ (define-operation (valid-path? (string path))
   boolean)
 
 (define-operation (query-path-hash (store-path path))
-  "Return the SHA256 hash of PATH as a bytevector."
+  "Return the SHA256 hash of the nar serialization of PATH as a bytevector."
   base16)
 
 (define hash-part->path