diff --git a/src/consumer/stream_consumer.rs b/src/consumer/stream_consumer.rs
index 12c925c2a..46782c9fc 100644
--- a/src/consumer/stream_consumer.rs
+++ b/src/consumer/stream_consumer.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ impl<'a> Drop for MessageStream<'a> {
 /// the processing thread is wedged and leave the consumer groups.
 ///
 /// [KIP-62]: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-62%3A+Allow+consumer+to+send+heartbeats+from+a+background+thread
-#[must_use = "Consumer polling thread will stop immediately if unused"]
+#[must_use = "StreamConsumer does nothing unless .stream() is regularly polled"]
 pub struct StreamConsumer<C = DefaultConsumerContext, R = DefaultRuntime>
 where
     C: ConsumerContext,