diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index bca8f521f887bffc41f7ea7d55bdc65ecb10a822..9cd62a13ff1fa5e5eebbe481fd20e51d8bfc7ad7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_timeout(struct request *req, bool reserved)
 	switch (dev->ctrl.state) {
 	case NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING:
 	case NVME_CTRL_RESETTING:
-		dev_warn(dev->ctrl.device,
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(dev->ctrl.device,
 			 "I/O %d QID %d timeout, disable controller\n",
 			 req->tag, nvmeq->qid);
 		nvme_dev_disable(dev, false);