diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
index b90adcb73b06..8e1bb53c0aa3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
@@ -250,12 +250,20 @@ void iwl_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv, gfp_t priority)
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
 
+		if (rxq->free_count > RX_LOW_WATERMARK)
+			priority |= __GFP_NOWARN;
 		/* Alloc a new receive buffer */
 		skb = alloc_skb(priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
 						priority);
 
 		if (!skb) {
-			IWL_CRIT(priv, "Can not allocate SKB buffers\n");
+			if (net_ratelimit())
+				IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Failed to allocate SKB buffer.\n");
+			if ((rxq->free_count <= RX_LOW_WATERMARK) &&
+			    net_ratelimit())
+				IWL_CRIT(priv, "Failed to allocate SKB buffer with %s. Only %u free buffers remaining.\n",
+					 priority == GFP_ATOMIC ?  "GFP_ATOMIC" : "GFP_KERNEL",
+					 rxq->free_count);
 			/* We don't reschedule replenish work here -- we will
 			 * call the restock method and if it still needs
 			 * more buffers it will schedule replenish */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 090966837f3c..4f2d43937283 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -1146,11 +1146,18 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv, gfp_t priority)
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
 
+		if (rxq->free_count > RX_LOW_WATERMARK)
+			priority |= __GFP_NOWARN;
 		/* Alloc a new receive buffer */
 		skb = alloc_skb(priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size, priority);
 		if (!skb) {
 			if (net_ratelimit())
-				IWL_CRIT(priv, ": Can not allocate SKB buffers\n");
+				IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Failed to allocate SKB buffer.\n");
+			if ((rxq->free_count <= RX_LOW_WATERMARK) &&
+			    net_ratelimit())
+				IWL_CRIT(priv, "Failed to allocate SKB buffer with %s. Only %u free buffers remaining.\n",
+					 priority == GFP_ATOMIC ?  "GFP_ATOMIC" : "GFP_KERNEL",
+					 rxq->free_count);
 			/* We don't reschedule replenish work here -- we will
 			 * call the restock method and if it still needs
 			 * more buffers it will schedule replenish */