diff --git a/rpc-client/src/nonblocking/rpc_client.rs b/rpc-client/src/nonblocking/rpc_client.rs
index 596b15499bb3a4..13e8dc624d476c 100644
--- a/rpc-client/src/nonblocking/rpc_client.rs
+++ b/rpc-client/src/nonblocking/rpc_client.rs
@@ -2152,7 +2152,9 @@ impl RpcClient {
     /// ```
     #[deprecated(
         since = "1.18.18",
-        note = "Do not use; getStakeActivation is deprecated on the JSON-RPC server"
+        note = "Do not use; getStakeActivation is deprecated on the JSON-RPC server. Please use \
+                the stake account and StakeHistory sysvar to call \
+                `Delegation::stake_activating_and_deactivating()` instead"
     )]
     pub async fn get_stake_activation(
         &self,
diff --git a/rpc-client/src/rpc_client.rs b/rpc-client/src/rpc_client.rs
index a88febc409cd5f..bf5848f6e7a607 100644
--- a/rpc-client/src/rpc_client.rs
+++ b/rpc-client/src/rpc_client.rs
@@ -1790,7 +1790,9 @@ impl RpcClient {
     /// ```
     #[deprecated(
         since = "1.18.18",
-        note = "Do not use; getStakeActivation is deprecated on the JSON-RPC server"
+        note = "Do not use; getStakeActivation is deprecated on the JSON-RPC server. Please use \
+                the stake account and StakeHistory sysvar to call \
+                `Delegation::stake_activating_and_deactivating()` instead"
     )]
     #[allow(deprecated)]
     pub fn get_stake_activation(