diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/global.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/global.rs
index d8b7ed9b9..557be914a 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/global.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/global.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ where
             // Explicit drop of `future` silences the warning that `future` is
             // not used when neither rt-* feature flags are enabled.
             drop(future);
-            panic!("must be called from the context of Tokio runtime");
+            panic!("must be called from the context of Tokio runtime configured with either `basic_scheduler` or `threaded_scheduler`");
         }
     })
 }