diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 85bb272d2a34a174db140f74f9bab20ef2d08b4a..fc63992ab0e0ad3300aa9a8d991fc107788ae780 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2144,9 +2144,10 @@ static void bond_miimon_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 			if (bond_update_speed_duplex(slave) &&
 			    bond_needs_speed_duplex(bond)) {
 				slave->link = BOND_LINK_DOWN;
-				netdev_warn(bond->dev,
-					    "failed to get link speed/duplex for %s\n",
-					    slave->dev->name);
+				if (net_ratelimit())
+					netdev_warn(bond->dev,
+						    "failed to get link speed/duplex for %s\n",
+						    slave->dev->name);
 				continue;
 			}
 			bond_set_slave_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_UP,