diff --git a/content/docs/languages/go/quickstart.md b/content/docs/languages/go/quickstart.md
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--- a/content/docs/languages/go/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/docs/languages/go/quickstart.md
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Before you can use the new service method, you need to recompile the updated
 While still in the `examples/helloworld` directory, run the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc -I helloworld/ helloworld/helloworld.proto --go_out=plugins=grpc:helloworld
+$ protoc --go_out=plugins=grpc:. --go_opt=paths=source_relative helloworld/helloworld.proto
 ```
 
 This will regenerate the `helloworld/helloworld.pb.go` file, which contains: