diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
index eb27c7fbfebd..b2ed4b9cda6e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
@@ -8290,8 +8290,8 @@ static irqreturn_t sdma_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
 		/* handle the interrupt(s) */
 		sdma_engine_interrupt(sde, status);
 	} else {
-		dd_dev_err(dd, "SDMA engine %u interrupt, but no status bits set\n",
-			   sde->this_idx);
+		dd_dev_err_ratelimited(dd, "SDMA engine %u interrupt, but no status bits set\n",
+				       sde->this_idx);
 	}
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h
index eadb735d958c..3ac9c307a285 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h
@@ -2119,9 +2119,15 @@ static inline u64 hfi1_pkt_base_sdma_integrity(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 #define dd_dev_emerg(dd, fmt, ...) \
 	dev_emerg(&(dd)->pcidev->dev, "%s: " fmt, \
 		  get_unit_name((dd)->unit), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
 #define dd_dev_err(dd, fmt, ...) \
 	dev_err(&(dd)->pcidev->dev, "%s: " fmt, \
 			get_unit_name((dd)->unit), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define dd_dev_err_ratelimited(dd, fmt, ...) \
+	dev_err_ratelimited(&(dd)->pcidev->dev, "%s: " fmt, \
+			get_unit_name((dd)->unit), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
 #define dd_dev_warn(dd, fmt, ...) \
 	dev_warn(&(dd)->pcidev->dev, "%s: " fmt, \
 			get_unit_name((dd)->unit), ##__VA_ARGS__)