diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index 694925837a1645bb7297cc9254efee7173a32197..26fb95ce5080dec51eb9c1f654ac81af87e53a07 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ struct va_format {
  */
 #define HW_ERR		"[Hardware Error]: "
 
+/*
+ * DEPRECATED
+ * Add this to a message whenever you want to warn user space about the use
+ * of a deprecated aspect of an API so they can stop using it
+ */
+#define DEPRECATED	"[Deprecated]: "
+
 /*
  * Dummy printk for disabled debugging statements to use whilst maintaining
  * gcc's format and side-effect checking.
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index adc5e3779b29f11f70ee5b2edc2920c93eba33cc..e9c5121e0fbf532274293207d218fcb39c34d125 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -2578,8 +2578,9 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_delayed_ack(struct sock *sk,
 		if (params.sack_delay == 0 && params.sack_freq == 0)
 			return 0;
 	} else if (optlen == sizeof(struct sctp_assoc_value)) {
-		pr_warn("Use of struct sctp_assoc_value in delayed_ack socket option deprecated\n");
-		pr_warn("Use struct sctp_sack_info instead\n");
+		pr_warn_ratelimited(DEPRECATED
+				    "Use of struct sctp_assoc_value in delayed_ack socket option.\n"
+				    "Use struct sctp_sack_info instead\n");
 		if (copy_from_user(&params, optval, optlen))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -2994,8 +2995,9 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_maxseg(struct sock *sk, char __user *optval, unsigned
 	int val;
 
 	if (optlen == sizeof(int)) {
-		pr_warn("Use of int in maxseg socket option deprecated\n");
-		pr_warn("Use struct sctp_assoc_value instead\n");
+		pr_warn_ratelimited(DEPRECATED
+				    "Use of int in maxseg socket option.\n"
+				    "Use struct sctp_assoc_value instead\n");
 		if (copy_from_user(&val, optval, optlen))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		params.assoc_id = 0;
@@ -3252,8 +3254,9 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_maxburst(struct sock *sk,
 	int assoc_id = 0;
 
 	if (optlen == sizeof(int)) {
-		pr_warn("Use of int in max_burst socket option deprecated\n");
-		pr_warn("Use struct sctp_assoc_value instead\n");
+		pr_warn_ratelimited(DEPRECATED
+				    "Use of int in max_burst socket option deprecated.\n"
+				    "Use struct sctp_assoc_value instead\n");
 		if (copy_from_user(&val, optval, optlen))
 			return -EFAULT;
 	} else if (optlen == sizeof(struct sctp_assoc_value)) {
@@ -4573,8 +4576,9 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_delayed_ack(struct sock *sk, int len,
 		if (copy_from_user(&params, optval, len))
 			return -EFAULT;
 	} else if (len == sizeof(struct sctp_assoc_value)) {
-		pr_warn("Use of struct sctp_assoc_value in delayed_ack socket option deprecated\n");
-		pr_warn("Use struct sctp_sack_info instead\n");
+		pr_warn_ratelimited(DEPRECATED
+				    "Use of struct sctp_assoc_value in delayed_ack socket option.\n"
+				    "Use struct sctp_sack_info instead\n");
 		if (copy_from_user(&params, optval, len))
 			return -EFAULT;
 	} else
@@ -5218,8 +5222,9 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_maxseg(struct sock *sk, int len,
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
 
 	if (len == sizeof(int)) {
-		pr_warn("Use of int in maxseg socket option deprecated\n");
-		pr_warn("Use struct sctp_assoc_value instead\n");
+		pr_warn_ratelimited(DEPRECATED
+				    "Use of int in maxseg socket option.\n"
+				    "Use struct sctp_assoc_value instead\n");
 		params.assoc_id = 0;
 	} else if (len >= sizeof(struct sctp_assoc_value)) {
 		len = sizeof(struct sctp_assoc_value);
@@ -5310,8 +5315,9 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_maxburst(struct sock *sk, int len,
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
 
 	if (len == sizeof(int)) {
-		pr_warn("Use of int in max_burst socket option deprecated\n");
-		pr_warn("Use struct sctp_assoc_value instead\n");
+		pr_warn_ratelimited(DEPRECATED
+				    "Use of int in max_burst socket option.\n"
+				    "Use struct sctp_assoc_value instead\n");
 		params.assoc_id = 0;
 	} else if (len >= sizeof(struct sctp_assoc_value)) {
 		len = sizeof(struct sctp_assoc_value);