diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 2ad0ac8c3f32..8e2f2cd821f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1387,6 +1387,8 @@ extern void si_meminfo(struct sysinfo * val);
 extern void si_meminfo_node(struct sysinfo *val, int nid);
 extern int after_bootmem;
 
+extern void warn_alloc_failed(gfp_t gfp_mask, int order, const char *fmt, ...);
+
 extern void setup_per_cpu_pageset(void);
 
 extern void zone_pcp_update(struct zone *zone);
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 83eaa2eb72f8..44019da9632e 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/pagevec.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <linux/oom.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/topology.h>
@@ -1736,6 +1737,45 @@ static inline bool should_suppress_show_mem(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(nopage_rs,
+		DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_INTERVAL,
+		DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_BURST);
+
+void warn_alloc_failed(gfp_t gfp_mask, int order, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	unsigned int filter = SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES;
+
+	if ((gfp_mask & __GFP_NOWARN) || !__ratelimit(&nopage_rs))
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * This documents exceptions given to allocations in certain
+	 * contexts that are allowed to allocate outside current's set
+	 * of allowed nodes.
+	 */
+	if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC))
+		if (test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE) ||
+		    (current->flags & (PF_MEMALLOC | PF_EXITING)))
+			filter &= ~SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES;
+	if (in_interrupt() || !(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT))
+		filter &= ~SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES;
+
+	if (fmt) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING);
+		va_start(args, fmt);
+		vprintk(fmt, args);
+		va_end(args);
+	}
+
+	pr_warning("%s: page allocation failure: order:%d, mode:0x%x\n",
+		   current->comm, order, gfp_mask);
+
+	dump_stack();
+	if (!should_suppress_show_mem())
+		show_mem(filter);
+}
+
 static inline int
 should_alloc_retry(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 				unsigned long pages_reclaimed)
@@ -2178,27 +2218,7 @@ rebalance:
 	}
 
 nopage:
-	if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOWARN) && printk_ratelimit()) {
-		unsigned int filter = SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES;
-
-		/*
-		 * This documents exceptions given to allocations in certain
-		 * contexts that are allowed to allocate outside current's set
-		 * of allowed nodes.
-		 */
-		if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC))
-			if (test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE) ||
-			    (current->flags & (PF_MEMALLOC | PF_EXITING)))
-				filter &= ~SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES;
-		if (in_interrupt() || !wait)
-			filter &= ~SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES;
-
-		pr_warning("%s: page allocation failure. order:%d, mode:0x%x\n",
-			current->comm, order, gfp_mask);
-		dump_stack();
-		if (!should_suppress_show_mem())
-			show_mem(filter);
-	}
+	warn_alloc_failed(gfp_mask, order, NULL);
 	return page;
 got_pg:
 	if (kmemcheck_enabled)