diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
index 55d20acfcf70..41232898d8ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
@@ -1732,29 +1732,15 @@ static const struct file_operations i40e_dbg_netdev_ops_fops = {
  **/
 void i40e_dbg_pf_init(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 {
-	struct dentry *pfile;
 	const char *name = pci_name(pf->pdev);
-	const struct device *dev = &pf->pdev->dev;
 
 	pf->i40e_dbg_pf = debugfs_create_dir(name, i40e_dbg_root);
-	if (!pf->i40e_dbg_pf)
-		return;
 
-	pfile = debugfs_create_file("command", 0600, pf->i40e_dbg_pf, pf,
-				    &i40e_dbg_command_fops);
-	if (!pfile)
-		goto create_failed;
+	debugfs_create_file("command", 0600, pf->i40e_dbg_pf, pf,
+			    &i40e_dbg_command_fops);
 
-	pfile = debugfs_create_file("netdev_ops", 0600, pf->i40e_dbg_pf, pf,
-				    &i40e_dbg_netdev_ops_fops);
-	if (!pfile)
-		goto create_failed;
-
-	return;
-
-create_failed:
-	dev_info(dev, "debugfs dir/file for %s failed\n", name);
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(pf->i40e_dbg_pf);
+	debugfs_create_file("netdev_ops", 0600, pf->i40e_dbg_pf, pf,
+			    &i40e_dbg_netdev_ops_fops);
 }
 
 /**