diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index fe4edce459ad..a757fe28bcb5 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static bool tipc_update_nametbl(struct net *net, struct distr_item *i,
 		pr_warn_ratelimited("Failed to remove binding %u,%u from %x\n",
 				    type, lower, node);
 	} else {
-		pr_warn("Unrecognized name table message received\n");
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("Unknown name table message received\n");
 	}
 	return false;
 }