diff --git a/cmd/present/main.go b/cmd/present/main.go
index b89e11fe55e..f41d5b9e79b 100644
--- a/cmd/present/main.go
+++ b/cmd/present/main.go
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ static content by looking for a %q package
 in your Go workspaces (GOPATH).
 
 You may use the -base flag to specify an alternate location.
+
+If you installed this binary in module-aware mode (which is default for
+go versions 1.16 and above) then you may see the following error:
+
+Couldn't find gopresent files: no required module provides package golang.org/x/tools/cmd/present
+
+If so, you may need to specify the module path with the -base flag.
+
+e.g. -base ~/go/pkg/mod/golang.org/x/tools@v0.1.3/cmd/present
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 const localhostWarning = `