diff --git a/doc/compiling-geth-on-debian.md b/doc/compiling-geth-on-debian.md
index f00cb3aa147cc08762c75cb040c52ab38fcad5c6..f55b6d07cf076d0c7eee1734f7312b1cc67b740f 100644
--- a/doc/compiling-geth-on-debian.md
+++ b/doc/compiling-geth-on-debian.md
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 
 Go is only needed for compiling geth - afterwards we can delete it
 
-1. Download __go*.linux-amd64.tar.gz__ from [https://golang.org/dl/] e.g. [https://dl.google.com/go/go1.10.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz]
+1. Download __go*.linux-amd64.tar.gz__ from [https://golang.org/dl/] e.g. [https://dl.google.com/go/go1.11.linux-amd64.tar.gz]
 2. `tar -xzf go*.tar.gz`
-3. `export PATH=${HOME}/new/go:${PATH}:${HOME}/bin`
+3. `export PATH=${HOME}/new/go/bin:${PATH}:${HOME}/bin`
 4. `cd go-ethereum`
 5. `make geth`
 6. `cp build/bin/geth ~/bin/`