diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index cbd3dc3..47c6620 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@
 	info->si_addr = (void __user *)regs->nip;
 }
 
+static bool show_unhandled_signals_ratelimited(void)
+{
+	static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(rs, DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_INTERVAL,
+				      DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_BURST);
+	return show_unhandled_signals && __ratelimit(&rs);
+}
+
 static void show_signal_msg(int signr, struct pt_regs *regs, int code,
 			    unsigned long addr)
 {
@@ -309,11 +316,15 @@
 	const char fmt64[] = KERN_INFO "%s[%d]: unhandled signal %d " \
 		"at %016lx nip %016lx lr %016lx code %x\n";
 
-	if (show_unhandled_signals && unhandled_signal(current, signr)) {
-		printk_ratelimited(regs->msr & MSR_64BIT ? fmt64 : fmt32,
-				   current->comm, current->pid, signr,
-				   addr, regs->nip, regs->link, code);
-	}
+	if (!show_unhandled_signals_ratelimited())
+		return;
+
+	if (!unhandled_signal(current, signr))
+		return;
+
+	printk(regs->msr & MSR_64BIT ? fmt64 : fmt32,
+	       current->comm, current->pid, signr,
+	       addr, regs->nip, regs->link, code);
 }
 
 void _exception_pkey(int signr, struct pt_regs *regs, int code,