diff --git a/Documentation/clearing-warn-once.txt b/Documentation/clearing-warn-once.txt
index 5b1f5d547be1..c68598b31428 100644
--- a/Documentation/clearing-warn-once.txt
+++ b/Documentation/clearing-warn-once.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-WARN_ONCE / WARN_ON_ONCE only print a warning once.
+WARN_ONCE / WARN_ON_ONCE / printk_once only emit a message once.
 
 echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/clear_warn_once
 
diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index d7c77ed1a4cb..84ea4d094af3 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ extern int kptr_restrict;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
 #define printk_once(fmt, ...)					\
 ({								\
-	static bool __print_once __read_mostly;			\
+	static bool __section(.data.once) __print_once;		\
 	bool __ret_print_once = !__print_once;			\
 								\
 	if (!__print_once) {					\
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ extern int kptr_restrict;
 })
 #define printk_deferred_once(fmt, ...)				\
 ({								\
-	static bool __print_once __read_mostly;			\
+	static bool __section(.data.once) __print_once;		\
 	bool __ret_print_once = !__print_once;			\
 								\
 	if (!__print_once) {					\