diff --git a/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index bee785a..0c462c5 100644
--- a/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ static void dvb_frontend_swzigzag(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	struct dtv_frontend_properties *c = &fe->dtv_property_cache, tmp;
 
 	if (fepriv->max_drift)
-		dev_warn(fe->dvb->device,
-			 "Frontend requested software zigzag, but didn't set the frequency step size\n");
+		dev_warn_once(fe->dvb->device,
+			      "Frontend requested software zigzag, but didn't set the frequency step size\n");
 
 	/* if we've got no parameters, just keep idling */
 	if (fepriv->state & FESTATE_IDLE) {