diff --git a/lib/thread.c b/lib/thread.c
index 73e0e4887c..376f61c247 100644
--- a/lib/thread.c
+++ b/lib/thread.c
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ static struct thread *thread_get(struct thread_master *m, uint8_t type,
 	thread->arg = arg;
 	thread->yield = THREAD_YIELD_TIME_SLOT; /* default */
 	thread->ref = NULL;
+	thread->ignore_timer_late = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * So if the passed in funcname is not what we have
@@ -1667,12 +1668,12 @@ static unsigned int thread_process_timers(struct thread_master *m,
 		 * really getting behind on handling of events.
 		 * Let's log it and do the right thing with it.
 		 */
-		if (timercmp(timenow, &prev, >)) {
-			if (!displayed)
-				flog_warn(
-					EC_LIB_STARVE_THREAD,
-					"Thread Starvation: %pTHD was scheduled to pop greater than 4s ago",
-					thread);
+		if (!displayed && !thread->ignore_timer_late &&
+		    timercmp(timenow, &prev, >)) {
+			flog_warn(
+				EC_LIB_STARVE_THREAD,
+				"Thread Starvation: %pTHD was scheduled to pop greater than 4s ago",
+				thread);
 			displayed = true;
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/thread.h b/lib/thread.h
index 49a70696d0..660f8bd28e 100644
--- a/lib/thread.h
+++ b/lib/thread.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ struct thread {
 	unsigned long yield;		 /* yield time in microseconds */
 	const struct xref_threadsched *xref;   /* origin location */
 	pthread_mutex_t mtx;   /* mutex for thread.c functions */
+	bool ignore_timer_late;
 };
 
 #ifdef _FRR_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTFRR
@@ -285,6 +286,11 @@ extern bool thread_is_scheduled(struct thread *thread);
 /* Debug signal mask */
 void debug_signals(const sigset_t *sigs);
 
+static inline void thread_ignore_late_timer(struct thread *thread)
+{
+	thread->ignore_timer_late = true;
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/workqueue.c b/lib/workqueue.c
index 2a8326c056..86afe4082e 100644
--- a/lib/workqueue.c
+++ b/lib/workqueue.c
@@ -135,10 +135,11 @@ static int work_queue_schedule(struct work_queue *wq, unsigned int delay)
 		/* Schedule timer if there's a delay, otherwise just schedule
 		 * as an 'event'
 		 */
-		if (delay > 0)
+		if (delay > 0) {
 			thread_add_timer_msec(wq->master, work_queue_run, wq,
 					      delay, &wq->thread);
-		else
+			thread_ignore_late_timer(wq->thread);
+		} else
 			thread_add_event(wq->master, work_queue_run, wq, 0,
 					 &wq->thread);
 
diff --git a/zebra/interface.c b/zebra/interface.c
index 8b5dbabb92..534953d903 100644
--- a/zebra/interface.c
+++ b/zebra/interface.c
@@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ static int if_zebra_speed_update(struct thread *thread)
 		changed = true;
 	}
 
-	if (changed || new_speed == UINT32_MAX)
+	if (changed || new_speed == UINT32_MAX) {
 		thread_add_timer(zrouter.master, if_zebra_speed_update, ifp, 5,
 				 &zif->speed_update);
+		thread_ignore_late_timer(zif->speed_update);
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +190,8 @@ static int if_zebra_new_hook(struct interface *ifp)
 	 */
 	thread_add_timer(zrouter.master, if_zebra_speed_update, ifp, 15,
 			 &zebra_if->speed_update);
+	thread_ignore_late_timer(zebra_if->speed_update);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1074,6 +1079,7 @@ void if_up(struct interface *ifp)
 
 	thread_add_timer(zrouter.master, if_zebra_speed_update, ifp, 0,
 			 &zif->speed_update);
+	thread_ignore_late_timer(zif->speed_update);
 }
 
 /* Interface goes down.  We have to manage different behavior of based