diff --git a/fs/filesystems.c b/fs/filesystems.c
index 9135646e41ac..5e1a19013373 100644
--- a/fs/filesystems.c
+++ b/fs/filesystems.c
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ struct file_system_type *get_fs_type(const char *name)
 	fs = __get_fs_type(name, len);
 	if (!fs && (request_module("fs-%.*s", len, name) == 0)) {
 		fs = __get_fs_type(name, len);
-		WARN_ONCE(!fs, "request_module fs-%.*s succeeded, but still no fs?\n", len, name);
+		if (!fs)
+			pr_warn_once("request_module fs-%.*s succeeded, but still no fs?\n",
+				     len, name);
 	}
 
 	if (dot && fs && !(fs->fs_flags & FS_HAS_SUBTYPE)) {