diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/StatementsAnalyzer.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/StatementsAnalyzer.php
index d70098c01..12b7c1a9c 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/StatementsAnalyzer.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/StatementsAnalyzer.php
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ class StatementsAnalyzer extends SourceAnalyzer
                 && !$this->data_flow_graph->isVariableUsed($assignment_node)
             ) {
                 $issue = new UnusedVariable(
-                    'Variable ' . $var_id . ' is never referenced',
+                    $var_id . ' is never referenced or the value is not used',
                     $original_location
                 );