diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
index 09b2967befd9..fa862af25c1a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
@@ -1582,9 +1582,7 @@ static int fsl_ssi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = fsl_ssi_debugfs_create(&ssi->dbg_stats, dev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto error_asoc_register;
+	fsl_ssi_debugfs_create(&ssi->dbg_stats, dev);
 
 	/* Initially configures SSI registers */
 	fsl_ssi_hw_init(ssi);
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.h b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.h
index 0bdda608d414..db57cad80449 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.h
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.h
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ struct device;
 
 struct fsl_ssi_dbg {
 	struct dentry *dbg_dir;
-	struct dentry *dbg_stats;
 
 	struct {
 		unsigned int rfrc;
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ struct fsl_ssi_dbg {
 
 void fsl_ssi_dbg_isr(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *ssi_dbg, u32 sisr);
 
-int fsl_ssi_debugfs_create(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *ssi_dbg, struct device *dev);
+void fsl_ssi_debugfs_create(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *ssi_dbg, struct device *dev);
 
 void fsl_ssi_debugfs_remove(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *ssi_dbg);
 
@@ -312,10 +311,9 @@ static inline void fsl_ssi_dbg_isr(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *stats, u32 sisr)
 {
 }
 
-static inline int fsl_ssi_debugfs_create(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *ssi_dbg,
-					 struct device *dev)
+static inline void fsl_ssi_debugfs_create(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *ssi_dbg,
+					  struct device *dev)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void fsl_ssi_debugfs_remove(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *ssi_dbg)
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi_dbg.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi_dbg.c
index 6f6294149476..2a20ee23dc52 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi_dbg.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi_dbg.c
@@ -126,25 +126,15 @@ static int fsl_ssi_stats_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 
 DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(fsl_ssi_stats);
 
-int fsl_ssi_debugfs_create(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *ssi_dbg, struct device *dev)
+void fsl_ssi_debugfs_create(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *ssi_dbg, struct device *dev)
 {
 	ssi_dbg->dbg_dir = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(dev), NULL);
-	if (!ssi_dbg->dbg_dir)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ssi_dbg->dbg_stats = debugfs_create_file("stats", 0444,
-						 ssi_dbg->dbg_dir, ssi_dbg,
-						 &fsl_ssi_stats_fops);
-	if (!ssi_dbg->dbg_stats) {
-		debugfs_remove(ssi_dbg->dbg_dir);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	debugfs_create_file("stats", 0444, ssi_dbg->dbg_dir, ssi_dbg,
+			    &fsl_ssi_stats_fops);
 }
 
 void fsl_ssi_debugfs_remove(struct fsl_ssi_dbg *ssi_dbg)
 {
-	debugfs_remove(ssi_dbg->dbg_stats);
-	debugfs_remove(ssi_dbg->dbg_dir);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(ssi_dbg->dbg_dir);
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-audmux.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-audmux.c
index 04e59e66711d..b2351cd33b0f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-audmux.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-audmux.c
@@ -141,17 +141,11 @@ static void audmux_debugfs_init(void)
 	char buf[20];
 
 	audmux_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("audmux", NULL);
-	if (!audmux_debugfs_root) {
-		pr_warning("Failed to create AUDMUX debugfs root\n");
-		return;
-	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MX31_AUDMUX_PORT7_SSI_PINS_7 + 1; i++) {
 		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "ssi%lu", i);
-		if (!debugfs_create_file(buf, 0444, audmux_debugfs_root,
-					 (void *)i, &audmux_debugfs_fops))
-			pr_warning("Failed to create AUDMUX port %lu debugfs file\n",
-				   i);
+		debugfs_create_file(buf, 0444, audmux_debugfs_root,
+				    (void *)i, &audmux_debugfs_fops);
 	}
 }