diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index aa0dc8231c0d..f2154fc2548b 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -3191,13 +3191,15 @@ bool may_expand_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, vm_flags_t flags, unsigned long npages)
 		if (rlimit(RLIMIT_DATA) == 0 &&
 		    mm->data_vm + npages <= rlimit_max(RLIMIT_DATA) >> PAGE_SHIFT)
 			return true;
-		if (!ignore_rlimit_data) {
-			pr_warn_once("%s (%d): VmData %lu exceed data ulimit %lu. Update limits or use boot option ignore_rlimit_data.\n",
-				     current->comm, current->pid,
-				     (mm->data_vm + npages) << PAGE_SHIFT,
-				     rlimit(RLIMIT_DATA));
+
+		pr_warn_once("%s (%d): VmData %lu exceed data ulimit %lu. Update limits%s.\n",
+			     current->comm, current->pid,
+			     (mm->data_vm + npages) << PAGE_SHIFT,
+			     rlimit(RLIMIT_DATA),
+			     ignore_rlimit_data ? "" : " or use boot option ignore_rlimit_data");
+
+		if (!ignore_rlimit_data)
 			return false;
-		}
 	}
 
 	return true;