diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index 4b75a93c7364..689a65b11cc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -1253,11 +1253,6 @@ _iwl_op_mode_start(struct iwl_drv *drv, struct iwlwifi_opmode_table *op)
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
 	drv->dbgfs_op_mode = debugfs_create_dir(op->name,
 						drv->dbgfs_drv);
-	if (!drv->dbgfs_op_mode) {
-		IWL_ERR(drv,
-			"failed to create opmode debugfs directory\n");
-		return op_mode;
-	}
 	dbgfs_dir = drv->dbgfs_op_mode;
 #endif
 
@@ -1620,20 +1615,8 @@ struct iwl_drv *iwl_drv_start(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	drv->dbgfs_drv = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(trans->dev),
 					    iwl_dbgfs_root);
 
-	if (!drv->dbgfs_drv) {
-		IWL_ERR(drv, "failed to create debugfs directory\n");
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_free_tlv;
-	}
-
 	/* Create transport layer debugfs dir */
 	drv->trans->dbgfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("trans", drv->dbgfs_drv);
-
-	if (!drv->trans->dbgfs_dir) {
-		IWL_ERR(drv, "failed to create transport debugfs directory\n");
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_free_dbgfs;
-	}
 #endif
 
 	ret = iwl_request_firmware(drv, true);
@@ -1646,9 +1629,7 @@ struct iwl_drv *iwl_drv_start(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 
 err_fw:
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
-err_free_dbgfs:
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(drv->dbgfs_drv);
-err_free_tlv:
 	iwl_fw_dbg_free(drv->trans);
 #endif
 	kfree(drv);
@@ -1759,9 +1740,6 @@ static int __init iwl_drv_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
 	/* Create the root of iwlwifi debugfs subsystem. */
 	iwl_dbgfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(DRV_NAME, NULL);
-
-	if (!iwl_dbgfs_root)
-		return -EFAULT;
 #endif
 
 	return iwl_pci_register_driver();