diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 317b34723ba0..755767b7e7e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -812,14 +812,9 @@ static void rtl_eri_clear_bits(struct rtl8169_private *tp, int addr, u32 m)
 	rtl_w0w1_eri(tp, addr, 0, m);
 }
 
-static bool rtl_ocp_reg_failure(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 reg)
+static bool rtl_ocp_reg_failure(u32 reg)
 {
-	if (reg & 0xffff0001) {
-		if (net_ratelimit())
-			netdev_err(tp->dev, "Invalid ocp reg %x!\n", reg);
-		return true;
-	}
-	return false;
+	return WARN_ONCE(reg & 0xffff0001, "Invalid ocp reg %x!\n", reg);
 }
 
 DECLARE_RTL_COND(rtl_ocp_gphy_cond)
@@ -829,7 +824,7 @@ DECLARE_RTL_COND(rtl_ocp_gphy_cond)
 
 static void r8168_phy_ocp_write(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 reg, u32 data)
 {
-	if (rtl_ocp_reg_failure(tp, reg))
+	if (rtl_ocp_reg_failure(reg))
 		return;
 
 	RTL_W32(tp, GPHY_OCP, OCPAR_FLAG | (reg << 15) | data);
@@ -839,7 +834,7 @@ static void r8168_phy_ocp_write(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 reg, u32 data)
 
 static int r8168_phy_ocp_read(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 reg)
 {
-	if (rtl_ocp_reg_failure(tp, reg))
+	if (rtl_ocp_reg_failure(reg))
 		return 0;
 
 	RTL_W32(tp, GPHY_OCP, reg << 15);
@@ -850,7 +845,7 @@ static int r8168_phy_ocp_read(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 reg)
 
 static void r8168_mac_ocp_write(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 reg, u32 data)
 {
-	if (rtl_ocp_reg_failure(tp, reg))
+	if (rtl_ocp_reg_failure(reg))
 		return;
 
 	RTL_W32(tp, OCPDR, OCPAR_FLAG | (reg << 15) | data);
@@ -858,7 +853,7 @@ static void r8168_mac_ocp_write(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 reg, u32 data)
 
 static u16 r8168_mac_ocp_read(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 reg)
 {
-	if (rtl_ocp_reg_failure(tp, reg))
+	if (rtl_ocp_reg_failure(reg))
 		return 0;
 
 	RTL_W32(tp, OCPDR, reg << 15);