diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
index cb7d3b6a80eb879670bd8a74864d01b587561dec..4e8d77f01eeb0913527373ed38a71795cc0b7be1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
@@ -401,12 +401,7 @@ static void generic_get_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned long *base,
 		tmp |= ~((1<<(hi - 1)) - 1);
 
 		if (tmp != mask_lo) {
-			static int once = 1;
-
-			if (once) {
-				printk(KERN_INFO "mtrr: your BIOS has set up an incorrect mask, fixing it up.\n");
-				once = 0;
-			}
+			WARN_ONCE(1, KERN_INFO "mtrr: your BIOS has set up an incorrect mask, fixing it up.\n");
 			mask_lo = tmp;
 		}
 	}