diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index c9b3522b6b46bd120fdb296906b035bcfa0c9ec6..4e8cb4ee9fcb60973355adb0703a43bc2ff3bae2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ void __cpuinit select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	if (pm_idle == poll_idle && smp_num_siblings > 1) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "WARNING: polling idle and HT enabled,"
+		printk_once(KERN_WARNING "WARNING: polling idle and HT enabled,"
 			" performance may degrade.\n");
 	}
 #endif