diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6bc2388141f6..cea7fc1716ca 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6683,7 +6683,9 @@ static int napi_poll(struct napi_struct *n, struct list_head *repoll)
 		trace_napi_poll(n, work, weight);
 	}
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(work > weight);
+	if (unlikely(work > weight))
+		pr_err_once("NAPI poll function %pS returned %d, exceeding its budget of %d.\n",
+			    n->poll, work, weight);
 
 	if (likely(work < weight))
 		goto out_unlock;