diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
index bc345185db26..1652897fdf90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ 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;
 	}
 
@@ -582,6 +583,7 @@ 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);
 		}