diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index 627f8c3337a3..2d2b3585ee91 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ struct inode *ext4_new_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir, int mode)
 	struct inode *ret;
 	ext4_group_t i;
 	int free = 0;
+	static int once = 1;
 	ext4_group_t flex_group;
 
 	/* Cannot create files in a deleted directory */
@@ -719,7 +720,8 @@ struct inode *ext4_new_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir, int mode)
 		ret2 = find_group_flex(sb, dir, &group);
 		if (ret2 == -1) {
 			ret2 = find_group_other(sb, dir, &group);
-			if (ret2 == 0 && printk_ratelimit())
+			if (ret2 == 0 && once)
+				once = 0;
 				printk(KERN_NOTICE "ext4: find_group_flex "
 				       "failed, fallback succeeded dir %lu\n",
 				       dir->i_ino);