diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 9b2dc0669b94f4606b68a4e561ad889b40fa25b3..ec4ae2d94000ffe9043ac3d187d1929aa2014f36 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ struct azx {
 	unsigned int single_cmd :1;
 	unsigned int polling_mode :1;
 	unsigned int msi :1;
+	unsigned int irq_pending_warned :1;
 
 	/* for debugging */
 	unsigned int last_cmd;	/* last issued command (to sync) */
@@ -1562,6 +1563,14 @@ static void azx_irq_pending_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct azx *chip = container_of(work, struct azx, irq_pending_work);
 	int i, pending;
 
+	if (!chip->irq_pending_warned) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING
+		       "hda-intel: IRQ timing workaround is activated "
+		       "for card #%d. Suggest a bigger bdl_pos_adj.\n",
+		       chip->card->number);
+		chip->irq_pending_warned = 1;
+	}
+
 	for (;;) {
 		pending = 0;
 		spin_lock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);