diff --git a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
index b0c10c8531..41f9f84046 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@
 //
 // 	module my/thing
 // 	require other/thing v1.0.2
-// 	require new/thing v2.3.4
+// 	require new/thing/v2 v2.3.4
 // 	exclude old/thing v1.2.3
 // 	replace bad/thing v1.4.5 => good/thing v1.4.5
 //
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modload/help.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modload/help.go
index f2f3419724..ddc2a7632f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modload/help.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modload/help.go
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ verb followed by arguments. For example:
 
 	module my/thing
 	require other/thing v1.0.2
-	require new/thing v2.3.4
+	require new/thing/v2 v2.3.4
 	exclude old/thing v1.2.3
 	replace bad/thing v1.4.5 => good/thing v1.4.5