diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/capi.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/capi.c
index 343b5c80cb7b..292ca2fc852c 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/capi.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "gigaset.h"
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <linux/isdn/capilli.h>
 #include <linux/isdn/capicmd.h>
 #include <linux/isdn/capiutil.h>
@@ -223,10 +224,14 @@ get_appl(struct gigaset_capi_ctr *iif, u16 appl)
 static inline void dump_cmsg(enum debuglevel level, const char *tag, _cmsg *p)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_GIGASET_DEBUG
+	/* dump at most 20 messages in 20 secs */
+	static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(msg_dump_ratelimit, 20 * HZ, 20);
 	_cdebbuf *cdb;
 
 	if (!(gigaset_debuglevel & level))
 		return;
+	if (!___ratelimit(&msg_dump_ratelimit, tag))
+		return;
 
 	cdb = capi_cmsg2str(p);
 	if (cdb) {
@@ -2058,12 +2063,6 @@ static void do_reset_b3_req(struct gigaset_capi_ctr *iif,
 		  CapiResetProcedureNotSupportedByCurrentProtocol);
 }
 
-/*
- * dump unsupported/ignored messages at most twice per minute,
- * some apps send those very frequently
- */
-static unsigned long ignored_msg_dump_time;
-
 /*
  * unsupported CAPI message handler
  */
@@ -2073,8 +2072,7 @@ static void do_unsupported(struct gigaset_capi_ctr *iif,
 {
 	/* decode message */
 	capi_message2cmsg(&iif->acmsg, skb->data);
-	if (printk_timed_ratelimit(&ignored_msg_dump_time, 30 * 1000))
-		dump_cmsg(DEBUG_CMD, __func__, &iif->acmsg);
+	dump_cmsg(DEBUG_CMD, __func__, &iif->acmsg);
 	send_conf(iif, ap, skb, CapiMessageNotSupportedInCurrentState);
 }
 
@@ -2085,11 +2083,9 @@ static void do_nothing(struct gigaset_capi_ctr *iif,
 		       struct gigaset_capi_appl *ap,
 		       struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if (printk_timed_ratelimit(&ignored_msg_dump_time, 30 * 1000)) {
-		/* decode message */
-		capi_message2cmsg(&iif->acmsg, skb->data);
-		dump_cmsg(DEBUG_CMD, __func__, &iif->acmsg);
-	}
+	/* decode message */
+	capi_message2cmsg(&iif->acmsg, skb->data);
+	dump_cmsg(DEBUG_CMD, __func__, &iif->acmsg);
 	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 }