diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractRustCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractRustCodegen.java
index 1698503abe89..8fa353a906e8 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractRustCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractRustCodegen.java
@@ -201,16 +201,12 @@ public String sanitizeIdentifier(String name, CasingType casingType, String esca
         // Sanitize any other special characters that weren't replaced
         name = sanitizeName(name);
 
-        // Keep track of modifications prior to casing
-        boolean nameWasModified = !originalName.equals(name);
-
         // Convert casing
         name = casingFunction.apply(name);
 
         // If word starts with number add a prefix
         // Note: this must be done after casing since CamelCase will strip leading underscores
         if (name.matches("^\\d.*")) {
-            nameWasModified = true;
             name = casingFunction.apply(escapePrefix + '_' + name);
         }
 
@@ -218,7 +214,6 @@ public String sanitizeIdentifier(String name, CasingType casingType, String esca
         // There is currently a bug in Rust where this doesn't work for a few reserved words :(
         // https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/raw-identifiers-dont-work-for-all-identifiers/9094
         if (isReservedWord(name)) {
-            nameWasModified = true;
             if (this.keywordsThatDoNotSupportRawIdentifiers.contains(name) || !allowRawIdentifiers) {
                 name = casingFunction.apply(escapePrefix + '_' + name);
             } else {
@@ -227,8 +222,9 @@ public String sanitizeIdentifier(String name, CasingType casingType, String esca
         }
 
         // If the name had to be modified (not just because of casing), log the change
-        if (nameWasModified) {
-            LOGGER.warn("{} cannot be used as a {} name. Renamed to {}", casingFunction.apply(originalName), type, name);
+        String casedOriginalName = casingFunction.apply(originalName);
+        if (!casedOriginalName.equals(name)) {
+            LOGGER.warn("{} cannot be used as a {} name. Renamed to {}", casedOriginalName, type, name);
         }
 
         return name;
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/rust/AbstractRustCodegenTest.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/rust/AbstractRustCodegenTest.java
index 300e0b9566c3..a03659a9dd16 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/rust/AbstractRustCodegenTest.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/rust/AbstractRustCodegenTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 package org.openapitools.codegen.rust;
 
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.filter.Filter;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.read.ListAppender;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.FilterReply;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.CodegenProperty;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.languages.AbstractRustCodegen;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.testng.Assert;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
@@ -74,6 +80,32 @@ public void testSanitizeIdentifier() {
         Assert.assertEquals(sanitizeSnakeCase.apply(""), "");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSanitizeIdentifierWarnsOnlyOnRename() {
+        Logger logger = (Logger) LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractRustCodegen.class);
+        ListAppender<ILoggingEvent> listAppender = new ListAppender<>();
+        // Other test classes run in parallel and log on the same logger, so keep only this test's names
+        listAppender.addFilter(new Filter<ILoggingEvent>() {
+            @Override
+            public FilterReply decide(ILoggingEvent event) {
+                return event.getFormattedMessage().contains("SanitizeWarningProbe") ? FilterReply.NEUTRAL : FilterReply.DENY;
+            }
+        });
+        listAppender.start();
+        logger.addAppender(listAppender);
+        try {
+            codegen.sanitizeIdentifier("sanitize-warning-probe", AbstractRustCodegen.CasingType.CAMEL_CASE, "p", "model", true);
+            Assert.assertTrue(listAppender.list.isEmpty());
+
+            codegen.sanitizeIdentifier("sanitize/warning/probe", AbstractRustCodegen.CasingType.CAMEL_CASE, "p", "model", true);
+            Assert.assertEquals(listAppender.list.size(), 1);
+            Assert.assertEquals(listAppender.list.get(0).getFormattedMessage(),
+                    "SanitizeWarningProbe cannot be used as a model name. Renamed to SanitizeSlashWarningSlashProbe");
+        } finally {
+            logger.detachAppender(listAppender);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testToVarName() {
         // Should be converted to snake case