diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 891a99463992..38591c53ea57 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(random_ready_chain);
 
 /* Control how we warn userspace. */
 static struct ratelimit_state urandom_warning =
-	RATELIMIT_STATE_INIT("warn_urandom_randomness", HZ, 3);
+	RATELIMIT_STATE_INIT_FLAGS("urandom_warning", HZ, 3, RATELIMIT_MSG_ON_RELEASE);
 static int ratelimit_disable __read_mostly =
 	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WARN_ALL_UNSEEDED_RANDOM);
 module_param_named(ratelimit_disable, ratelimit_disable, int, 0644);
diff --git a/include/linux/ratelimit.h b/include/linux/ratelimit.h
index 57c9e0622a38..7ce241cb51a1 100644
--- a/include/linux/ratelimit.h
+++ b/include/linux/ratelimit.h
@@ -22,12 +22,16 @@ struct ratelimit_state {
 	unsigned long	flags;
 };
 
-#define RATELIMIT_STATE_INIT(name, interval_init, burst_init) {		\
-		.lock		= __RAW_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(name.lock),	\
-		.interval	= interval_init,			\
-		.burst		= burst_init,				\
+#define RATELIMIT_STATE_INIT_FLAGS(name, interval_init, burst_init, flags_init) { \
+		.lock		= __RAW_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(name.lock),		  \
+		.interval	= interval_init,				  \
+		.burst		= burst_init,					  \
+		.flags		= flags_init,					  \
 	}
 
+#define RATELIMIT_STATE_INIT(name, interval_init, burst_init) \
+	RATELIMIT_STATE_INIT_FLAGS(name, interval_init, burst_init, 0)
+
 #define RATELIMIT_STATE_INIT_DISABLED					\
 	RATELIMIT_STATE_INIT(ratelimit_state, 0, DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_BURST)