diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rk3x.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rk3x.c
index e1e6b30ba886..8afa4a8c7855 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rk3x.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rk3x.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static void rk3x_i2c_handle_write(struct rk3x_i2c *i2c, unsigned int ipd)
 {
 	if (!(ipd & REG_INT_MBTF)) {
 		rk3x_i2c_stop(i2c, -EIO);
-		dev_err(i2c->dev, "unexpected irq in WRITE: 0x%x\n", ipd);
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(i2c->dev, "unexpected irq in WRITE: 0x%x\n", ipd);
 		rk3x_i2c_clean_ipd(i2c);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static void rk3x_i2c_handle_stop(struct rk3x_i2c *i2c, unsigned int ipd)
 
 	if (!(ipd & REG_INT_STOP)) {
 		rk3x_i2c_stop(i2c, -EIO);
-		dev_err(i2c->dev, "unexpected irq in STOP: 0x%x\n", ipd);
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(i2c->dev, "unexpected irq in STOP: 0x%x\n", ipd);
 		rk3x_i2c_clean_ipd(i2c);
 		return;
 	}