diff --git a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
index d5a77a9df6..f18ed80eb7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
@@ -868,6 +868,8 @@ Go searches each directory listed in GOPATH to find source code,
 but new packages are always downloaded into the first directory
 in the list.
 
+See https://golang.org/doc/code.html for an example.
+
 
 Import path syntax
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/build.go b/src/cmd/go/build.go
index c0ae2dd9d4..b8f6b32536 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/build.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/build.go
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@ func runInstall(cmd *Command, args []string) {
 			} else if p.ConflictDir != "" {
 				errorf("go install: no install location for %s: hidden by %s", p.Dir, p.ConflictDir)
 			} else {
-				errorf("go install: no install location for directory %s outside GOPATH", p.Dir)
+				errorf("go install: no install location for directory %s outside GOPATH\n"+
+					"\tFor more details see: go help gopath", p.Dir)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/help.go b/src/cmd/go/help.go
index 4d330f4e91..49454e5023 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/help.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/help.go
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ Here's an example directory layout:
 Go searches each directory listed in GOPATH to find source code,
 but new packages are always downloaded into the first directory
 in the list.
+
+See https://golang.org/doc/code.html for an example.
 	`,
 }