diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index d0d9658ed136..500a4dba9733 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -1484,7 +1484,8 @@ static void memory_stat_format(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, struct seq_buf *s)
 		memcg_stat_format(memcg, s);
 	else
 		memcg1_stat_format(memcg, s);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(seq_buf_has_overflowed(s));
+	if (seq_buf_has_overflowed(s))
+		pr_warn("%s: Warning, stat buffer overflow, please report\n", __func__);
 }
 
 /**