diff --git a/esphome/core/component.h b/esphome/core/component.h
index db716d5b4a..51a9290e8b 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.h
+++ b/esphome/core/component.h
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ class Component {
   virtual void mark_failed();
 
   // Remove before 2026.6.0
-  ESPDEPRECATED("Use mark_failed(LOG_STR(message)) instead. Will stop working in 2026.6.0", "2025.12.0")
+  ESPDEPRECATED("Use mark_failed(LOG_STR(\"static string literal\")) instead. Do NOT use .c_str() from temporary "
+                "strings. Will stop working in 2026.6.0",
+                "2025.12.0")
   void mark_failed(const char *message) {
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
@@ -229,7 +231,9 @@ class Component {
 
   void status_set_error();  // Set error flag without message
   // Remove before 2026.6.0
-  ESPDEPRECATED("Use status_set_error(LOG_STR(message)) instead. Will stop working in 2026.6.0", "2025.12.0")
+  ESPDEPRECATED("Use status_set_error(LOG_STR(\"static string literal\")) instead. Do NOT use .c_str() from temporary "
+                "strings. Will stop working in 2026.6.0",
+                "2025.12.0")
   void status_set_error(const char *message);
   void status_set_error(const LogString *message);