diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 221a2b245690..f130c93a5656 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4547,7 +4547,7 @@ sub process {
 		}
 
 # check for logging functions with KERN_<LEVEL>
-		if ($line !~ /printk\s*\(/ &&
+		if ($line !~ /printk(?:_ratelimited|_once)?\s*\(/ &&
 		    $line =~ /\b$logFunctions\s*\(.*\b(KERN_[A-Z]+)\b/) {
 			my $level = $1;
 			if (WARN("UNNECESSARY_KERN_LEVEL",