diff --git a/fs/smb/client/sess.c b/fs/smb/client/sess.c
index 16554216f2f9..e4168cd8b6c2 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/sess.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/sess.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ int cifs_try_adding_channels(struct cifs_ses *ses)
 		spin_lock(&ses->iface_lock);
 		if (!ses->iface_count) {
 			spin_unlock(&ses->iface_lock);
-			cifs_dbg(VFS, "server %s does not advertise interfaces\n",
+			cifs_dbg(ONCE, "server %s does not advertise interfaces\n",
 				      ses->server->hostname);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ cifs_chan_update_iface(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	spin_lock(&ses->iface_lock);
 	if (!ses->iface_count) {
 		spin_unlock(&ses->iface_lock);
-		cifs_dbg(VFS, "server %s does not advertise interfaces\n", ses->server->hostname);
+		cifs_dbg(ONCE, "server %s does not advertise interfaces\n", ses->server->hostname);
 		return;
 	}