diff --git a/net/mac80211/wep.c b/net/mac80211/wep.c
index 9bf0e1cc530a..b5f3413403bd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wep.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wep.c
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ int ieee80211_wep_decrypt(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (ieee80211_wep_decrypt_data(local->wep_rx_tfm, rc4key, klen,
 				       skb->data + hdrlen + WEP_IV_LEN,
 				       len)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "WEP decrypt failed (ICV)\n");
+		if (net_ratelimit())
+			printk(KERN_DEBUG "WEP decrypt failed (ICV)\n");
 		ret = -1;
 	}