diff --git a/.pending/improvements/gaia/4042-Add-description b/.pending/improvements/gaia/4042-Add-description
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..03ed9cc6181b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pending/improvements/gaia/4042-Add-description
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#4042 Update docs and scripts to include the correct `GO111MODULE=on` environment variable.
diff --git a/docs/gaia/installation.md b/docs/gaia/installation.md
index 20e5ffa44a84..a3ce834ac09e 100644
--- a/docs/gaia/installation.md
+++ b/docs/gaia/installation.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mkdir -p $HOME/go/bin
 echo "export GOPATH=$HOME/go" >> ~/.bash_profile
 echo "export GOBIN=\$GOPATH/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile
 echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$GOBIN" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "export GO111MODULE=on" >> ~/.bash_profile
 source ~/.bash_profile
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/translations/cn/gaia/installation.md b/docs/translations/cn/gaia/installation.md
index 932ae6a52e0b..4c92fa2bebdf 100644
--- a/docs/translations/cn/gaia/installation.md
+++ b/docs/translations/cn/gaia/installation.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mkdir -p $HOME/go/bin
 echo "export GOPATH=$HOME/go" >> ~/.bash_profile
 echo "export GOBIN=\$GOPATH/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile
 echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$GOBIN" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "export GO111MODULE=on" >> ~/.bash_profile
 source ~/.bash_profile
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/translations/kr/gaia/installation.md b/docs/translations/kr/gaia/installation.md
index 5cfba9dea85f..da390e18b5c1 100755
--- a/docs/translations/kr/gaia/installation.md
+++ b/docs/translations/kr/gaia/installation.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mkdir -p $HOME/go/bin
 echo "export GOPATH=$HOME/go" >> ~/.bash_profile
 echo "export GOBIN=\$GOPATH/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile
 echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$GOBIN" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "export GO111MODULE=on" >> ~/.bash_profile
 source ~/.bash_profile
 ```
 
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh b/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh
index ef9e56ece0df..ca00860918b3 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ echo "export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.profile
 mkdir go
 echo "export GOPATH=$HOME/go" >> ~/.profile
 echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$GOPATH/bin" >> ~/.profile
-
+echo "export GO111MODULE=on" >> ~/.profile
 source ~/.profile
 
 # get the code and move into repo
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh b/scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
index 079eed8312ce..dfd1e921a475 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ echo "export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.profile
 mkdir go
 echo "export GOPATH=$HOME/go" >> ~/.profile
 echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$GOPATH/bin" >> ~/.profile
-
+echo "export GO111MODULE=on" >> ~/.profile
 source ~/.profile
 
 # get the code and move into repo