diff --git a/kernel/irq/debug.h b/kernel/irq/debug.h
index 17f05ef8f575..e4d3819a91cc 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/debug.h
+++ b/kernel/irq/debug.h
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 
 static inline void print_irq_desc(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
+	static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(ratelimit, 5 * HZ, 5);
+
+	if (!__ratelimit(&ratelimit))
+		return;
+
 	printk("irq %d, desc: %p, depth: %d, count: %d, unhandled: %d\n",
 		irq, desc, desc->depth, desc->irq_count, desc->irqs_unhandled);
 	printk("->handle_irq():  %p, ", desc->handle_irq);