diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/login.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/login.rs
index 42622f25d..f2fd5a3bd 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/login.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/login.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const LOGIN_SUCCESS_MESSAGE: &str = "Successfully logged in";
 
 fn print_login_server_start(actual_port: u16, auth_url: &str) {
     eprintln!(
-        "Starting local login server on http://localhost:{actual_port}.\nIf your browser did not open, navigate to this URL to authenticate:\n\n{auth_url}"
+        "Starting local login server on http://localhost:{actual_port}.\nIf your browser did not open, navigate to this URL to authenticate:\n\n{auth_url}\n\nOn a remote or headless machine? Use `codex login --device-auth` instead."
     );
 }