diff --git a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/SolverProblemsException.php b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/SolverProblemsException.php
index 85998e5a0..c6844e25c 100644
--- a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/SolverProblemsException.php
+++ b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/SolverProblemsException.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class SolverProblemsException extends \RuntimeException
             $hints[] = $this->createExtensionHint();
         }
 
-        if ($isCausedByLock && !$isDevExtraction) {
+        if ($isCausedByLock && !$isDevExtraction && !$request->getUpdateAllowTransitiveRootDependencies()) {
             $hints[] = "Use the option --with-all-dependencies (-W) to allow upgrades, downgrades and removals for packages currently locked to specific versions.";
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/conflict-with-all-dependencies-option-dont-recommend-to-use-it.test b/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/conflict-with-all-dependencies-option-dont-recommend-to-use-it.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1003fd9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/conflict-with-all-dependencies-option-dont-recommend-to-use-it.test
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+--TEST--
+Verify that a conflict with all dependencies option enabled don't recommend to use the option
+--COMPOSER--
+{
+    "repositories": [
+        {
+            "type": "package",
+            "package": [
+                { "name": "locked/pkg", "version": "dev-master", "require": {"locked/dependency": "1.0.0"}, "default-branch": true }
+            ]
+        }
+    ],
+    "require": {
+        "locked/pkg": "*@dev"
+    }
+}
+
+--LOCK--
+{
+    "packages": [
+        { "name": "locked/pkg", "version": "dev-master", "require": {"locked/dependency": "1.0.0"}, "default-branch": true },
+        { "name": "locked/dependency", "version": "1.0.0" }
+    ],
+    "packages-dev": [],
+    "aliases": [],
+    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+    "stability-flags": [],
+    "prefer-stable": false,
+    "prefer-lowest": false,
+    "platform": [],
+    "platform-dev": []
+}
+
+--RUN--
+update locked/dependency --with-all-dependencies
+
+--EXPECT-EXIT-CODE--
+2
+
+--EXPECT-OUTPUT--
+Loading composer repositories with package information
+Updating dependencies
+Your requirements could not be resolved to an installable set of packages.
+
+  Problem 1
+    - locked/pkg dev-master requires locked/dependency 1.0.0 -> found locked/dependency[1.0.0] in lock file but not in remote repositories, make sure you avoid updating this package to keep the one from lock file.
+    - locked/pkg is locked to version dev-master and an update of this package was not requested.
+
+--EXPECT--
+