diff --git a/args.go b/args.go
index 3f77ff10..e2f40d51 100644
--- a/args.go
+++ b/args.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func MatchAll(pargs ...PositionalArgs) PositionalArgs {
 // ExactValidArgs returns an error if there are not exactly N positional args OR
 // there are any positional args that are not in the `ValidArgs` field of `Command`
 //
-// Deprecated: use MatchAll(OnlyValidArgs, ExactArgs(n)) instead
+// Deprecated: use MatchAll(ExactArgs(n), OnlyValidArgs) instead
 func ExactValidArgs(n int) PositionalArgs {
 	return MatchAll(ExactArgs(n), OnlyValidArgs)
 }
diff --git a/user_guide.md b/user_guide.md
index 8d81162a..6128ae46 100644
--- a/user_guide.md
+++ b/user_guide.md
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ shown below:
 ```go
 var cmd = &cobra.Command{
   Short: "hello",
-  Args: MatchAll(OnlyValidArgs, ExactArgs(2)),
+  Args: MatchAll(ExactArgs(2), OnlyValidArgs),
   Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
     fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
   },