diff --git a/fs/fat/fatent.c b/fs/fat/fatent.c
index 0129d4d07a54..b0b1a71c07b7 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fatent.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fatent.c
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ static int fat12_ent_bread(struct super_block *sb, struct fat_entry *fatent,
 err_brelse:
 	brelse(bhs[0]);
 err:
-	fat_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "FAT read failed (blocknr %llu)", (llu)blocknr);
+	fat_msg_ratelimit(sb, KERN_ERR, "FAT read failed (blocknr %llu)",
+			  (llu)blocknr);
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
@@ -105,8 +106,8 @@ static int fat_ent_bread(struct super_block *sb, struct fat_entry *fatent,
 	fatent->fat_inode = MSDOS_SB(sb)->fat_inode;
 	fatent->bhs[0] = sb_bread(sb, blocknr);
 	if (!fatent->bhs[0]) {
-		fat_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "FAT read failed (blocknr %llu)",
-		       (llu)blocknr);
+		fat_msg_ratelimit(sb, KERN_ERR, "FAT read failed (blocknr %llu)",
+				  (llu)blocknr);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	fatent->nr_bhs = 1;