diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_framereg.c b/net/hsr/hsr_framereg.c
index 865eda39d601..b77f1189d19d 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_framereg.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_framereg.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void hsr_addr_subst_dest(struct hsr_node *node_src, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	node_dst = find_node_by_addr_A(&port->hsr->node_db,
 				       eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest);
 	if (!node_dst) {
-		if (net_ratelimit() && port->hsr->prot_version != PRP_V1)
+		if (port->hsr->prot_version != PRP_V1 && net_ratelimit())
 			netdev_err(skb->dev, "%s: Unknown node\n", __func__);
 		return;
 	}