diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/input/usb_hid/KeyboardDevice.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/input/usb_hid/KeyboardDevice.cpp
index fd3c4a5fd7..c614854534 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/input/usb_hid/KeyboardDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/input/usb_hid/KeyboardDevice.cpp
@@ -334,7 +334,11 @@ KeyboardDevice::_ReadReport(bigtime_t timeout)
 			return B_ERROR;
 		}
 
-		TRACE_ALWAYS("error waiting for report: %s\n", strerror(result));
+		if (result != B_TIMED_OUT) {
+			// we expect timeouts as we do repeat key handling this way
+			TRACE_ALWAYS("error waiting for report: %s\n", strerror(result));
+		}
+
 		// signal that we simply want to try again
 		return B_OK;
 	}