diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
index b77be1e74..72a11b3be 100644
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct globals {
 };
 
 static struct globals globals;
+static bool mlock_warned = false;
 
 #define OBJECT_CHUNK	8
 
@@ -1801,11 +1802,14 @@ static int client_node_port_use_buffers(void *object,
 				pw_log_warn("unknown buffer data type %d", d->type);
 			}
 			if (c->allow_mlock && mlock(d->data, d->maxsize) < 0) {
-				pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", c,
+				if (errno != ENOMEM  || !mlock_warned) {
+					pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", c,
 						d->data, d->maxsize,
 						errno == ENOMEM ?
 						"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
 						"consider increasing RLIMIT_MEMLOCK" : strerror(errno));
+					mlock_warned |= errno == ENOMEM;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		SPA_FLAG_SET(b->flags, BUFFER_FLAG_OUT);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index 5170a4217..3b1d68a43 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #define MAX_IO	32
 
 /** \cond */
+static bool mlock_warned = false;
 
 struct buffer {
 	uint32_t id;
@@ -645,12 +646,15 @@ client_node_port_use_buffers(void *object,
 		bid->mem = mm;
 
 		if (data->allow_mlock && mlock(mm->ptr, mm->size) < 0)
-			pw_log(data->warn_mlock ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
-					"Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s",
-					mm->ptr, mm->size,
-					errno == ENOMEM ?
-					"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
-					"consider increasing RLIMIT_MEMLOCK" : strerror(errno));
+			if (errno != ENOMEM || !mlock_warned) {
+				pw_log(data->warn_mlock ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+						"Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s",
+						mm->ptr, mm->size,
+						errno == ENOMEM ?
+						"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
+						"consider increasing RLIMIT_MEMLOCK" : strerror(errno));
+				mlock_warned |= errno == ENOMEM;
+			}
 
 		size = sizeof(struct spa_buffer);
 		for (j = 0; j < buffers[i].buffer->n_metas; j++)
diff --git a/src/pipewire/filter.c b/src/pipewire/filter.c
index 6c89d86a4..8c90a40d0 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/filter.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/filter.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #define MAX_PORTS	1024
 
 static float empty[MAX_SAMPLES];
+static bool mlock_warned = false;
 
 struct buffer {
 	struct pw_buffer this;
@@ -555,12 +556,15 @@ static int map_data(struct filter *impl, struct spa_data *data, int prot)
 			range.offset, range.size, data->data);
 
 	if (impl->allow_mlock && mlock(data->data, data->maxsize) < 0) {
-		pw_log(impl->warn_mlock ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
-				NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", impl,
-						data->data, data->maxsize,
-						errno == ENOMEM ?
-						"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
-						"consider increasing RLIMIT_MEMLOCK" : strerror(errno));
+		if (errno != ENOMEM || !mlock_warned) {
+			pw_log(impl->warn_mlock ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+					NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", impl,
+					data->data, data->maxsize,
+					errno == ENOMEM ?
+					"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
+					"consider increasing RLIMIT_MEMLOCK" : strerror(errno));
+			mlock_warned |= errno == ENOMEM;
+		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index cb7c0d7dc..0d6ff832a 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #define MASK_BUFFERS	(MAX_BUFFERS-1)
 #define MAX_PORTS	1
 
+static bool mlock_warned = false;
+
 struct buffer {
 	struct pw_buffer this;
 	uint32_t id;
@@ -561,12 +563,15 @@ static int map_data(struct stream *impl, struct spa_data *data, int prot)
 			range.offset, range.size, data->data);
 
 	if (impl->allow_mlock && mlock(data->data, data->maxsize) < 0) {
-		pw_log(impl->process_rt ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
-				NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", impl,
-				data->data, data->maxsize,
-				errno == ENOMEM ?
-				"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
-				"consider increasing RLIMIT_MEMLOCK" : strerror(errno));
+		if (errno != ENOMEM || !mlock_warned) {
+			pw_log(impl->process_rt ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+					NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", impl,
+					data->data, data->maxsize,
+					errno == ENOMEM ?
+					"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
+					"consider increasing RLIMIT_MEMLOCK" : strerror(errno));
+			mlock_warned |= errno == ENOMEM;
+		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }