diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/exceptions.py b/src/pip/_internal/exceptions.py
index 73d2f9ac87e..dd20370bd10 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/exceptions.py
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ def __init__(self, *, url: str) -> None:
             note_stmt="This is an issue with the page at the URL mentioned above.",
             hint_stmt=(
                 "You might need to reach out to the owner of that package index, "
-                "to get this fixed."
+                "to get this fixed. "
+                "See https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/10825 for context."
             ),
-            link="https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/10825",
         )