diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/imon.c b/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
index 6bc35eeb653bf0cbc3ff8a82766481e862d9b198..caa3e3ac41cbf214cbdaa52bd14d128f43db3314 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 
 #include <linux/input.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
@@ -516,19 +517,19 @@ static int send_packet(struct imon_context *ictx)
 	if (retval) {
 		ictx->tx.busy = false;
 		smp_rmb(); /* ensure later readers know we're not busy */
-		pr_err("error submitting urb(%d)\n", retval);
+		pr_err_ratelimited("error submitting urb(%d)\n", retval);
 	} else {
 		/* Wait for transmission to complete (or abort) */
 		mutex_unlock(&ictx->lock);
 		retval = wait_for_completion_interruptible(
 				&ictx->tx.finished);
 		if (retval)
-			pr_err("task interrupted\n");
+			pr_err_ratelimited("task interrupted\n");
 		mutex_lock(&ictx->lock);
 
 		retval = ictx->tx.status;
 		if (retval)
-			pr_err("packet tx failed (%d)\n", retval);
+			pr_err_ratelimited("packet tx failed (%d)\n", retval);
 	}
 
 	kfree(control_req);
@@ -830,20 +831,20 @@ static ssize_t vfd_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
 
 	ictx = file->private_data;
 	if (!ictx) {
-		pr_err("no context for device\n");
+		pr_err_ratelimited("no context for device\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&ictx->lock);
 
 	if (!ictx->dev_present_intf0) {
-		pr_err("no iMON device present\n");
+		pr_err_ratelimited("no iMON device present\n");
 		retval = -ENODEV;
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	if (n_bytes <= 0 || n_bytes > 32) {
-		pr_err("invalid payload size\n");
+		pr_err_ratelimited("invalid payload size\n");
 		retval = -EINVAL;
 		goto exit;
 	}
@@ -869,7 +870,7 @@ static ssize_t vfd_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
 
 		retval = send_packet(ictx);
 		if (retval) {
-			pr_err("send packet failed for packet #%d\n", seq / 2);
+			pr_err_ratelimited("send packet #%d failed\n", seq / 2);
 			goto exit;
 		} else {
 			seq += 2;
@@ -883,7 +884,7 @@ static ssize_t vfd_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
 	ictx->usb_tx_buf[7] = (unsigned char) seq;
 	retval = send_packet(ictx);
 	if (retval)
-		pr_err("send packet failed for packet #%d\n", seq / 2);
+		pr_err_ratelimited("send packet #%d failed\n", seq / 2);
 
 exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&ictx->lock);
@@ -912,20 +913,21 @@ static ssize_t lcd_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
 
 	ictx = file->private_data;
 	if (!ictx) {
-		pr_err("no context for device\n");
+		pr_err_ratelimited("no context for device\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&ictx->lock);
 
 	if (!ictx->display_supported) {
-		pr_err("no iMON display present\n");
+		pr_err_ratelimited("no iMON display present\n");
 		retval = -ENODEV;
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	if (n_bytes != 8) {
-		pr_err("invalid payload size: %d (expected 8)\n", (int)n_bytes);
+		pr_err_ratelimited("invalid payload size: %d (expected 8)\n",
+				   (int)n_bytes);
 		retval = -EINVAL;
 		goto exit;
 	}
@@ -937,7 +939,7 @@ static ssize_t lcd_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
 
 	retval = send_packet(ictx);
 	if (retval) {
-		pr_err("send packet failed!\n");
+		pr_err_ratelimited("send packet failed!\n");
 		goto exit;
 	} else {
 		dev_dbg(ictx->dev, "%s: write %d bytes to LCD\n",