diff --git a/xtask/src/install.rs b/xtask/src/install.rs
index 1d13b26da97..f76467cacec 100644
--- a/xtask/src/install.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/install.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ fn install_client(ClientOpt::VsCode: ClientOpt) -> Result<()> {
     if !installed_extensions.contains("rust-analyzer") {
         bail!(
             "Could not install the Visual Studio Code extension. \
-             Please make sure you have at least NodeJS 12.x together with the latest version of VS Code installed and try again."
+            Please make sure you have at least NodeJS 12.x together with the latest version of VS Code installed and try again. \
+            Note that installing via xtask install does not work for VS Code Remote, instead you’ll need to install the .vsix manually."
         );
     }