diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/routing/Routing.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/routing/Routing.scala
index e60e46c247..2f585a1790 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/routing/Routing.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/routing/Routing.scala
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ private[akka] class RoutedActorRef(_system: ActorSystemImpl, _props: Props, _sup
   if (_props.routerConfig != NoRouter && _system.dispatchers.isBalancingDispatcher(_props.routerConfig.routerDispatcher))
     throw new ConfigurationException(
       "Configuration for actor [" + _path.toString +
-        "] is invalid - you can not use a 'BalancingDispatcher' together with any type of 'Router'")
+        "] is invalid - you can not use a 'BalancingDispatcher' as a Router's dispatcher, you can however use it for the routees.")
 
   /*
    * CAUTION: RoutedActorRef is PROBLEMATIC