diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
index 213aedc97dc2..9c1c4d81aa7b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ static int __init gpio_mockup_init(void)
 	err = platform_driver_register(&gpio_mockup_driver);
 	if (err) {
 		gpio_mockup_err("error registering platform driver\n");
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(gpio_mockup_dbg_dir);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -527,6 +528,7 @@ static int __init gpio_mockup_init(void)
 			gpio_mockup_err("error registering device");
 			platform_driver_unregister(&gpio_mockup_driver);
 			gpio_mockup_unregister_pdevs();
+			debugfs_remove_recursive(gpio_mockup_dbg_dir);
 			return PTR_ERR(pdev);
 		}