diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java
index 9545014e817..debca0f4aae 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ class MemStoreFlusher implements FlushRequester {
         scope.getSpan().addTimelineAnnotation("Force Flush. We're above high water mark.");
       }
       long start = EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTime();
+      long nextLogTimeMs = start;
       synchronized (this.blockSignal) {
         boolean blocked = false;
         long startTime = 0;
@@ -610,8 +611,11 @@ class MemStoreFlusher implements FlushRequester {
               LOG.warn("Interrupted while waiting");
               interrupted = true;
             }
-            long took = EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTime() - start;
-            LOG.warn("Memstore is above high water mark and block " + took + "ms");
+            long nowMs = EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTime();
+            if (nowMs >= nextLogTimeMs) {
+              LOG.warn("Memstore is above high water mark and block " + (nowMs - start) + " ms");
+              nextLogTimeMs = nowMs + 1000;
+            }
           }
         } finally {
           if (interrupted) {