diff --git a/docs/lang-bash.md b/docs/lang-bash.md
index fba5f9a741f3..bc1f8f829493 100644
--- a/docs/lang-bash.md
+++ b/docs/lang-bash.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function gcd() {
   local x=$(($1))
   local y=$(($2))
   # Invoke GCD from module; suppress stderr
-  local result=$(wasmtime examples/gcd.wat --invoke gcd $x $y 2>/dev/null)
+  local result=$(wasmtime --invoke gcd examples/gcd.wat $x $y 2>/dev/null)
   echo "$result"
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bin/wasmtime.rs b/src/bin/wasmtime.rs
index 3ca25c7dfca1..a8e90550552f 100644
--- a/src/bin/wasmtime.rs
+++ b/src/bin/wasmtime.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use clap::Parser;
                   \n\
                   Invoking a specific function (e.g. `add`) in a WebAssembly module:\n\
                   \n  \
-                  wasmtime example.wasm --invoke add 1 2\n",
+                  wasmtime --invoke add example.wasm 1 2\n",
 
     // This option enables the pattern below where we ask clap to parse twice
     // sorta: once where it's trying to find a subcommand and once assuming