diff --git a/fs/fat/dir.c b/fs/fat/dir.c
index aca191bd5f8f..6eaa28c98ad1 100644
--- a/fs/fat/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fat/dir.c
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ next:
 
 	*bh = sb_bread(sb, phys);
 	if (*bh == NULL) {
-		fat_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "Directory bread(block %llu) failed",
-		       (llu)phys);
+		fat_msg_ratelimit(sb, KERN_ERR,
+			"Directory bread(block %llu) failed", (llu)phys);
 		/* skip this block */
 		*pos = (iblock + 1) << sb->s_blocksize_bits;
 		goto next;