diff --git a/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-audio.c b/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-audio.c
index fc6d571eeac6..577b1129de0e 100644
--- a/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-audio.c
+++ b/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-audio.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static int stream_start(struct snd_usb_caiaqdev *dev)
 	dev->output_panic = 0;
 	dev->first_packet = 1;
 	dev->streaming = 1;
+	dev->warned = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < N_URBS; i++) {
 		ret = usb_submit_urb(dev->data_urbs_in[i], GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -406,10 +407,11 @@ static void read_in_urb(struct snd_usb_caiaqdev *dev,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->input_panic || dev->output_panic) {
+	if ((dev->input_panic || dev->output_panic) && !dev->warned) {
 		debug("streaming error detected %s %s\n", 
 				dev->input_panic ? "(input)" : "",
 				dev->output_panic ? "(output)" : "");
+		dev->warned = 1;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-device.h b/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-device.h
index 0560c327d996..098b194f7259 100644
--- a/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-device.h
+++ b/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-device.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct snd_usb_caiaqdev {
 	int audio_out_buf_pos[MAX_STREAMS];
 	int period_in_count[MAX_STREAMS];
 	int period_out_count[MAX_STREAMS];
-	int input_panic, output_panic;
+	int input_panic, output_panic, warned;
 	char *audio_in_buf, *audio_out_buf;
 	unsigned int samplerates;