diff --git a/tool/tsh/common/help.go b/tool/tsh/common/help.go
index 6ab22f0adc8fc..3810edc053d3d 100644
--- a/tool/tsh/common/help.go
+++ b/tool/tsh/common/help.go
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ EXAMPLES:
   For passwordless authentication use:
   $ tsh login --auth=passwordless`
 
-	// missingPrincipalsFooter is printed at the bottom of `tsh ls` when no results are returned.
-	missingPrincipalsFooter = `
-  Not seeing nodes? Your user may be missing Linux principals. If trying Teleport for the first time, follow this guide:
+	// emptyNodesFooter is printed at the bottom of `tsh ls` when no results are returned for nodes.
+	emptyNodesFooter = `
+  Not seeing nodes? Either no nodes are available or your user's roles do not match the labels of at least one node.
 
-https://goteleport.com/docs/getting-started/linux-server/#step-46-create-a-teleport-user-and-set-up-two-factor-authentication
+  Check with your Teleport cluster administrator that your user's roles should have nodes available.
   `
 )
diff --git a/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go b/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go
index 4369620e2003f..7ff575a5e2fbc 100644
--- a/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go
+++ b/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ func listNodesAllClusters(cf *CLIConf) error {
 
 	// Sometimes a user won't see any nodes because they're missing principals.
 	if len(listings) == 0 {
-		if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(cf.Stderr(), missingPrincipalsFooter); err != nil {
+		if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(cf.Stderr(), emptyNodesFooter); err != nil {
 			return trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ func printNodes(nodes []types.Server, conf *CLIConf) error {
 
 	// Sometimes a user won't see any nodes because they're missing principals.
 	if len(nodes) == 0 {
-		if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(conf.Stderr(), missingPrincipalsFooter); err != nil {
+		if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(conf.Stderr(), emptyNodesFooter); err != nil {
 			return trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
 	}