diff --git a/common/cyclic.c b/common/cyclic.c
index b3c180bd1a6..7abb82c16a9 100644
--- a/common/cyclic.c
+++ b/common/cyclic.c
@@ -85,13 +85,17 @@ void cyclic_run(void)
 			cyclic->cpu_time_us += cpu_time;
 
 			/* Check if cpu-time exceeds max allowed time */
-			if (cpu_time > CONFIG_CYCLIC_MAX_CPU_TIME_US) {
-				pr_err("cyclic function %s took too long: %lldus vs %dus max, disabling\n",
+			if ((cpu_time > CONFIG_CYCLIC_MAX_CPU_TIME_US) &&
+			    (!cyclic->already_warned)) {
+				pr_err("cyclic function %s took too long: %lldus vs %dus max\n",
 				       cyclic->name, cpu_time,
 				       CONFIG_CYCLIC_MAX_CPU_TIME_US);
 
-				/* Unregister this cyclic function */
-				cyclic_unregister(cyclic);
+				/*
+				 * Don't disable this function, just warn once
+				 * about this exceeding CPU time usage
+				 */
+				cyclic->already_warned = true;
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/cyclic.h b/include/cyclic.h
index 76016364334..9c5c4fcc546 100644
--- a/include/cyclic.h
+++ b/include/cyclic.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct cyclic_drv {
  * @run_cnt: Counter of executions occurances
  * @next_call: Next time in us, when the function shall be executed again
  * @list: List node
+ * @already_warned: Flag that we've warned about exceeding CPU time usage
  */
 struct cyclic_info {
 	void (*func)(void *ctx);
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ struct cyclic_info {
 	uint64_t run_cnt;
 	uint64_t next_call;
 	struct list_head list;
+	bool already_warned;
 };
 
 /** Function type for cyclic functions */