diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 77017e834cf71..f10f9461a43da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int hpet_next_event(unsigned long delta,
 	 * what we wrote hit the chip before we compare it to the
 	 * counter.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON((u32)hpet_readl(HPET_T0_CMP) != cnt);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE((u32)hpet_readl(HPET_T0_CMP) != cnt);
 
 	return (s32)((u32)hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER) - cnt) >= 0 ? -ETIME : 0;
 }