diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl
index d3e70642b9e..d0e42ff52d0 100644
--- a/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl
+++ b/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ accounts.\x1b[0m
                (terminal-outputs '(console))))
   (file-systems (cons (file-system
                         (mount-point "/")
-                        (device "/dev/vda1")
+                        (device (file-system-label root-label))
                         (type "ext4"))
                       %base-file-systems))