diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index 7ebcaff8c1c4..963f607b3499 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static bool tipc_update_nametbl(struct net *net, struct distr_item *i,
 			return true;
 		}
 	} else {
-		pr_warn("Unrecognized name table message received\n");
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("Unknown name table message received\n");
 	}
 	return false;
 }