diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
index ab561b719a9..20f09a48ea7 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ HTTP server: The kubelet can also listen for HTTP and respond to a simple API
 				glog.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
+			if kubeletFlags.ContainerRuntime == "remote" && cleanFlagSet.Changed("pod-infra-container-image") {
+				glog.Warning("Warning: For remote container runtime, --pod-infra-container-image is ignored in kubelet, which should be set in that remote runtime instead")
+			}
+
 			// load kubelet config file, if provided
 			if configFile := kubeletFlags.KubeletConfigFile; len(configFile) > 0 {
 				kubeletConfig, err = loadConfigFile(configFile)