diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
index 989e16e4ab5c4b4057f2069927d03474e8441a5c..d3448ca110cecf4ccdb47cba2d296fc720041bfc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 
 #ifdef VERBOSE_DEBUG
 static int usbatm_print_packet(const unsigned char *data, int len);
@@ -668,8 +669,7 @@ static int usbatm_atm_send(struct atm_vcc *vcc, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* racy disconnection check - fine */
 	if (!instance || instance->disconnected) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: %s!\n", __func__, instance ? "disconnected" : "NULL instance");
+		printk_ratelimited(KERN_DEBUG "%s: %s!\n", __func__, instance ? "disconnected" : "NULL instance");
 #endif
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto fail;