diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index a5c987ae665..d593fa5247f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -581,8 +581,8 @@ static void do_nbd_request(struct request_queue *q)
 		BUG_ON(nbd->magic != NBD_MAGIC);
 
 		if (unlikely(!nbd->sock)) {
-			dev_err(disk_to_dev(nbd->disk),
-				"Attempted send on closed socket\n");
+			dev_err_ratelimited(disk_to_dev(nbd->disk),
+					    "Attempted send on closed socket\n");
 			req->errors++;
 			nbd_end_request(req);
 			spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);