diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index e1c6d79fb4cc..2d6e93ab0478 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -512,8 +512,6 @@ static int do_blk_trace_setup(struct request_queue *q, char *name, dev_t dev,
 	dir = debugfs_lookup(buts->name, blk_debugfs_root);
 	if (!dir)
 		bt->dir = dir = debugfs_create_dir(buts->name, blk_debugfs_root);
-	if (!dir)
-		goto err;
 
 	bt->dev = dev;
 	atomic_set(&bt->dropped, 0);
@@ -522,12 +520,8 @@ static int do_blk_trace_setup(struct request_queue *q, char *name, dev_t dev,
 	ret = -EIO;
 	bt->dropped_file = debugfs_create_file("dropped", 0444, dir, bt,
 					       &blk_dropped_fops);
-	if (!bt->dropped_file)
-		goto err;
 
 	bt->msg_file = debugfs_create_file("msg", 0222, dir, bt, &blk_msg_fops);
-	if (!bt->msg_file)
-		goto err;
 
 	bt->rchan = relay_open("trace", dir, buts->buf_size,
 				buts->buf_nr, &blk_relay_callbacks, bt);