diff --git a/tokio-macros/src/lib.rs b/tokio-macros/src/lib.rs
index b7279b1ee..ccb6ae7d5 100644
--- a/tokio-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tokio-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ pub fn main(args: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
           compile_error!("the async keyword is missing from the function declaration");
         };
 
+        return TokenStream::from(tokens);
+    } else if !input.decl.inputs.is_empty() {
+        let tokens = quote_spanned! { input.span() =>
+          compile_error!("the main function cannot accept arguments");
+        };
+
         return TokenStream::from(tokens);
     }
 
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn main(args: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// ```ignore
+/// ```no_run
 /// #![feature(async_await)]
 ///
 /// #[tokio::test]
@@ -134,6 +140,12 @@ pub fn test(_attr: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
           compile_error!("the async keyword is missing from the function declaration");
         };
 
+        return TokenStream::from(tokens);
+    } else if !input.decl.inputs.is_empty() {
+        let tokens = quote_spanned! { input.span() =>
+          compile_error!("the test function cannot accept arguments");
+        };
+
         return TokenStream::from(tokens);
     }