diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 7f21ab238aa7b28e5f89064d3fa17801d2d519fe..beaebea627ff50ceb82fed00284f1e1887870961 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void module_assert_mutex_or_preempt(void)
 	if (unlikely(!debug_locks))
 		return;
 
-	WARN_ON(!rcu_read_lock_sched_held() &&
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_sched_held() &&
 		!lockdep_is_held(&module_mutex));
 #endif
 }