diff --git a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Problem.php b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Problem.php
index 2fe1d5ea14a3..124a544cbff8 100644
--- a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Problem.php
+++ b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Problem.php
@@ -554,8 +554,18 @@ private static function computeCheckForLowerPrioRepo(Pool $pool, $isVerbose, $pa
         if ($nextRepo instanceof LockArrayRepository) {
             $singular = count($higherRepoPackages) === 1;
 
-            return array("- Root composer.json requires $packageName".self::constraintToText($constraint) . ', it is ',
-                'found '.self::getPackageList($nextRepoPackages, $isVerbose, $pool, $constraint).' in the lock file and '.self::getPackageList($higherRepoPackages, $isVerbose, $pool, $constraint).' from '.reset($higherRepoPackages)->getRepository()->getRepoName().' but ' . ($singular ? 'it does' : 'these do') . ' not match your '.$reason.' and ' . ($singular ? 'is' : 'are') . ' therefore not installable. Make sure you either fix the '.$reason.' or avoid updating this package to keep the one from the lock file.', );
+            $suggestion = 'Make sure you either fix the '.$reason.' or avoid updating this package to keep the one present in the lock file ('.self::getPackageList($nextRepoPackages, $isVerbose, $pool, $constraint).').';
+            // symlinked path repos cannot be locked so do not suggest keeping it locked
+            if ($nextRepoPackages[0]->getDistType() === 'path') {
+                $transportOptions = $nextRepoPackages[0]->getTransportOptions();
+                if (!isset($transportOptions['symlink']) || $transportOptions['symlink'] !== false) {
+                    $suggestion = 'Make sure you fix the '.$reason.' as packages installed from symlinked path repos are updated even in partial updates and the one from the lock file can thus not be used.';
+                }
+            }
+
+            return array("- Root composer.json requires $packageName".self::constraintToText($constraint) . ', ',
+                'found ' . self::getPackageList($higherRepoPackages, $isVerbose, $pool, $constraint).' but ' . ($singular ? 'it does' : 'these do') . ' not match your '.$reason.' and ' . ($singular ? 'is' : 'are') . ' therefore not installable. '.$suggestion,
+            );
         }
 
         return array("- Root composer.json requires $packageName".self::constraintToText($constraint) . ', it is ', 'satisfiable by '.self::getPackageList($nextRepoPackages, $isVerbose, $pool, $constraint).' from '.$nextRepo->getRepoName().' but '.self::getPackageList($higherRepoPackages, $isVerbose, $pool, $constraint).' from '.reset($higherRepoPackages)->getRepository()->getRepoName().' has higher repository priority. The packages from the higher priority repository do not match your '.$reason.' and are therefore not installable. That repository is canonical so the lower priority repo\'s packages are not installable. See https://getcomposer.org/repoprio for details and assistance.');
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/update-package-present-in-lock-but-not-in-remote-due-to-min-stability.test b/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/update-package-present-in-lock-but-not-in-remote-due-to-min-stability.test
index 0c66d1dc33bb..c5582a0e3a55 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/update-package-present-in-lock-but-not-in-remote-due-to-min-stability.test
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/update-package-present-in-lock-but-not-in-remote-due-to-min-stability.test
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ Your requirements could not be resolved to an installable set of packages.
 
   Problem 1
     - Root composer.json requires main/dep * -> satisfiable by main/dep[1.0.0].
-    - main/dep 1.0.0 requires locked/dep ^2.1 -> found locked/dep[2.1.0] in the lock file and locked/dep[2.x-dev] from package repo (defining 3 packages) but it does not match your minimum-stability and is therefore not installable. Make sure you either fix the minimum-stability or avoid updating this package to keep the one from the lock file.
+    - main/dep 1.0.0 requires locked/dep ^2.1 -> found locked/dep[2.x-dev] but it does not match your minimum-stability and is therefore not installable. Make sure you either fix the minimum-stability or avoid updating this package to keep the one present in the lock file (locked/dep[2.1.0]).
 
 --EXPECT--
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/update-package-present-in-lock-but-not-in-remote.test b/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/update-package-present-in-lock-but-not-in-remote.test
index 0d1e680e7942..6ff3f6f5b7d8 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/update-package-present-in-lock-but-not-in-remote.test
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/update-package-present-in-lock-but-not-in-remote.test
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ Your requirements could not be resolved to an installable set of packages.
 
   Problem 1
     - Root composer.json requires main/dep * -> satisfiable by main/dep[1.0.0].
-    - main/dep 1.0.0 requires locked/dep ^2.1 -> found locked/dep[2.1.0] in the lock file and locked/dep[2.0.5] from package repo (defining 2 packages) but it does not match your constraint and is therefore not installable. Make sure you either fix the constraint or avoid updating this package to keep the one from the lock file.
+    - main/dep 1.0.0 requires locked/dep ^2.1 -> found locked/dep[2.0.5] but it does not match your constraint and is therefore not installable. Make sure you either fix the constraint or avoid updating this package to keep the one present in the lock file (locked/dep[2.1.0]).
 
 --EXPECT--