diff --git a/tokio-fs/src/lib.rs b/tokio-fs/src/lib.rs
index 424886cc6..216e4a28d 100644
--- a/tokio-fs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tokio-fs/src/lib.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ where F: FnOnce() -> io::Result<T>,
 }
 
 fn blocking_err() -> io::Error {
-    io::Error::new(Other, "tokio-fs::File::open must be called \
+    io::Error::new(Other, "`blocking` annotated I/O must be called \
                    from the context of the Tokio runtime.")
 }