diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index cd72158e953a..560d9eadeaa5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ int udp_read_skb(struct sock *sk, skb_read_actor_t recv_actor)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		WARN_ON(!skb_set_owner_sk_safe(skb, sk));
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb_set_owner_sk_safe(skb, sk));
 		used = recv_actor(sk, skb);
 		if (used <= 0) {
 			if (!copied)