diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/config.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/config.go
index d1d4989ead80..632de0ba23d3 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/config.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/config.go
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ func (c *config) Validate() error {
 			enabled = append(enabled, configs[i])
 		}
 	}
+
 	if len(enabled) == 0 {
-		logp.NewLogger(inputName).Warnf("neither queue_url, bucket_arn, non_aws_bucket_name were provided, input %s will stop", inputName)
+		logp.NewLogger(inputName).Warnf("Neither queue_url, bucket_arn nor non_aws_bucket_name were provided, input %s will stop."+
+			"Starting from v8.0 this will prevent Filebeat to start.", inputName)
 		return nil
 	} else if len(enabled) > 1 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("queue_url <%v>, bucket_arn <%v>, non_aws_bucket_name <%v> "+