diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 3305f33201b..21d0d822c71 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 asmlinkage int printk(const char * fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2))) __cold;
 
-extern int printk_ratelimit(void);
+extern int __printk_ratelimit(const char *func);
+#define printk_ratelimit() __printk_ratelimit(__func__)
 extern bool printk_timed_ratelimit(unsigned long *caller_jiffies,
 				   unsigned int interval_msec);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ratelimit.h b/include/linux/ratelimit.h
index 187bc16c1f1..668cf1bef03 100644
--- a/include/linux/ratelimit.h
+++ b/include/linux/ratelimit.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct ratelimit_state {
 		.burst		= burst_init,				\
 	}
 
-extern int __ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs);
+extern int ___ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs, const char *func);
+#define __ratelimit(state) ___ratelimit(state, __func__)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_RATELIMIT_H */
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index b997c893cdc..8283dbe15af 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -1364,11 +1364,11 @@ late_initcall(disable_boot_consoles);
  */
 DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(printk_ratelimit_state, 5 * HZ, 10);
 
-int printk_ratelimit(void)
+int __printk_ratelimit(const char *func)
 {
-	return __ratelimit(&printk_ratelimit_state);
+	return ___ratelimit(&printk_ratelimit_state, func);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(printk_ratelimit);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__printk_ratelimit);
 
 /**
  * printk_timed_ratelimit - caller-controlled printk ratelimiting
diff --git a/lib/ratelimit.c b/lib/ratelimit.c
index 5551731ae1d..09f5ce1810d 100644
--- a/lib/ratelimit.c
+++ b/lib/ratelimit.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * This enforces a rate limit: not more than @rs->ratelimit_burst callbacks
  * in every @rs->ratelimit_jiffies
  */
-int __ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs)
+int ___ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs, const char *func)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int __ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs)
 	if (time_is_before_jiffies(rs->begin + rs->interval)) {
 		if (rs->missed)
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %d callbacks suppressed\n",
-				__func__, rs->missed);
+				func, rs->missed);
 		rs->begin   = 0;
 		rs->printed = 0;
 		rs->missed  = 0;
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ int __ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ratelimit);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(___ratelimit);