diff --git a/doc/code.html b/doc/code.html
index f2dfeebd482..efbe7eed025 100644
--- a/doc/code.html
+++ b/doc/code.html
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ func main() {
 
 <p>
 Next, run <code>go install</code>, which builds and installs the binary to
-<code>$GOPATH/bin</code>:
+<code>$GOPATH/bin</code> (or <code>$GOBIN</code>, if set; to simplify
+presentation, this document assumes <code>GOBIN</code> is unset):
 </p>
 
 <pre>