diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -2989,7 +2989,10 @@ def postincoming(ui, repo, modheads, opt
         else:
             ui.status(_("not updating, since new heads added\n"))
     if modheads > 1:
-        ui.status(_("(run 'hg heads' to see heads, 'hg merge' to merge)\n"))
+        if (len(repo.branchheads()) > 1):
+            ui.status(_("(run 'hg heads' to see heads, 'hg merge' to merge)\n"))
+        else:
+            ui.status(_("(run 'hg heads' to see heads)\n"))
     else:
         ui.status(_("(run 'hg update' to get a working copy)\n"))
 
diff --git a/tests/test-pull-branch.t b/tests/test-pull-branch.t
--- a/tests/test-pull-branch.t
+++ b/tests/test-pull-branch.t
@@ -134,3 +134,30 @@ Should succeed because there is only one
   not updating, since new heads added
   (run 'hg heads' to see heads, 'hg merge' to merge)
 
+Make changes on new branch on tt
+
+  $ hg branch branchC
+  marked working directory as branch branchC
+  $ echo b1 > bar 
+  $ hg ci -Am "commit on branchC"
+  adding bar
+
+Make changes on default branch on t
+
+  $ cd ../t
+  $ hg up -C default
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ echo a1 > bar 
+  $ hg ci -Am "commit on default"
+  adding bar
+
+Pull branchC from tt
+
+  $ hg pull ../tt
+  pulling from ../tt
+  searching for changes
+  adding changesets
+  adding manifests
+  adding file changes
+  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files (+1 heads)
+  (run 'hg heads' to see heads)