diff --git a/aya-log/src/lib.rs b/aya-log/src/lib.rs
index c77bfa62..039411c8 100644
--- a/aya-log/src/lib.rs
+++ b/aya-log/src/lib.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ unsafe impl Pod for DisplayHintWrapper {}
 /// Log messages generated by `aya_log_ebpf` using the [log] crate.
 ///
 /// For more details see the [module level documentation](crate).
+#[must_use = "Dropping the logger will close the map FD and cause program loading failure."]
 pub struct EbpfLogger<T> {
     ring_buf: RingBuf<MapData>,
     logger: T,