diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index a06a7a5..9610389 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4057,6 +4057,9 @@
 	napi->gro_list = NULL;
 	napi->skb = NULL;
 	napi->poll = poll;
+	if (weight > NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT)
+		pr_err_once("netif_napi_add() called with weight %d on device %s\n",
+			    weight, dev->name);
 	napi->weight = weight;
 	list_add(&napi->dev_list, &dev->napi_list);
 	napi->dev = dev;