diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index 37f19a678c977c6155314e0fe88c7009abe73083..167c4a6ccbc39b276806c5646e8792627f732c9d 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);