diff --git a/internal/lsp/cmd/definition.go b/internal/lsp/cmd/definition.go
index 046dbc3f..d80c197f 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/cmd/definition.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/cmd/definition.go
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@ type Definition struct {
 	Description string    `json:"description"` // description of the denoted object
 }
 
-// This constant is printed in the help, and then used in a test to verify the
+// These constant is printed in the help, and then used in a test to verify the
 // help is still valid.
-// It should be the byte offset in this file of the "Set" in "flag.FlagSet" from
-// the DetailedHelp method below.
-const exampleOffset = 1311
+// They refer to "Set" in "flag.FlagSet" from the DetailedHelp method below.
+const (
+	exampleLine   = 46
+	exampleColumn = 47
+	exampleOffset = 1319
+)
 
 // definition implements the definition noun for the query command.
 type definition struct {
@@ -44,10 +47,11 @@ func (d *definition) DetailedHelp(f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(f.Output(), `
 Example: show the definition of the identifier at syntax at offset %[1]v in this file (flag.FlagSet):
 
-  $ gopls definition internal/lsp/cmd/definition.go:#%[1]v
+$ gopls definition internal/lsp/cmd/definition.go:%[1]v:%[2]v
+$ gopls definition internal/lsp/cmd/definition.go:#%[3]v
 
 	gopls definition flags are:
-`, exampleOffset)
+`, exampleLine, exampleColumn, exampleOffset)
 	f.PrintDefaults()
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/lsp/cmd/definition_test.go b/internal/lsp/cmd/definition_test.go
index 06fe6f9a..f4cfc6a0 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/cmd/definition_test.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/cmd/definition_test.go
@@ -37,13 +37,16 @@ func TestDefinitionHelpExample(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 	thisFile := filepath.Join(dir, "definition.go")
-	args := []string{"query", "definition", fmt.Sprintf("%v:#%v", thisFile, cmd.ExampleOffset)}
+	baseArgs := []string{"query", "definition"}
 	expect := regexp.MustCompile(`^[\w/\\:_]+flag[/\\]flag.go:\d+:\d+-\d+: defined here as type flag.FlagSet struct{.*}$`)
-	got := captureStdOut(t, func() {
-		tool.Main(context.Background(), &cmd.Application{}, args)
-	})
-	if !expect.MatchString(got) {
-		t.Errorf("test with %v\nexpected:\n%s\ngot:\n%s", args, expect, got)
+	for _, query := range []string{fmt.Sprintf("%v:#%v", thisFile, cmd.ExampleOffset)} {
+		args := append(baseArgs, query)
+		got := captureStdOut(t, func() {
+			tool.Main(context.Background(), &cmd.Application{}, args)
+		})
+		if !expect.MatchString(got) {
+			t.Errorf("test with %v\nexpected:\n%s\ngot:\n%s", args, expect, got)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/lsp/cmd/export_test.go b/internal/lsp/cmd/export_test.go
index 4377c8d0..05b3cd31 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/cmd/export_test.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/cmd/export_test.go
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
 
 package cmd
 
-const ExampleOffset = exampleOffset
+const (
+	ExampleLine   = exampleLine
+	ExampleColumn = exampleColumn
+	ExampleOffset = exampleOffset
+)