1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index 37f19a678c97..167c4a6ccbc3 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <linux/tty_flip.h>
 #include <linux/serial_reg.h>
 #include <linux/serial_core.h>
@@ -1600,8 +1601,8 @@ static irqreturn_t serial8250_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
                 if (l == i->head && pass_counter++ > PASS_LIMIT) {
                         /* If we hit this, we're dead. */
-                        printk(KERN_ERR "serial8250: too much work for "
-                                "irq%d\n", irq);
+                        printk_ratelimited(KERN_ERR
+                                "serial8250: too much work for irq%d\n", irq);
                         break;
                 }
         } while (l != end);