diff --git a/net/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h b/net/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h
index 53cf446ce2e3..01853cec0209 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h
+++ b/net/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h
@@ -18,24 +18,16 @@ extern const struct ndisc_ops lowpan_ndisc_ops;
 int addrconf_ifid_802154_6lowpan(u8 *eui, struct net_device *dev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_6LOWPAN_DEBUGFS
-int lowpan_dev_debugfs_init(struct net_device *dev);
+void lowpan_dev_debugfs_init(struct net_device *dev);
 void lowpan_dev_debugfs_exit(struct net_device *dev);
 
-int __init lowpan_debugfs_init(void);
+void __init lowpan_debugfs_init(void);
 void lowpan_debugfs_exit(void);
 #else
-static inline int lowpan_dev_debugfs_init(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
+static inline void lowpan_dev_debugfs_init(struct net_device *dev) { }
 static inline void lowpan_dev_debugfs_exit(struct net_device *dev) { }
 
-static inline int __init lowpan_debugfs_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
+static inline void __init lowpan_debugfs_init(void) { }
 static inline void lowpan_debugfs_exit(void) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_6LOWPAN_DEBUGFS */
 
diff --git a/net/6lowpan/core.c b/net/6lowpan/core.c
index 2d68351f1ac4..a068757eabaf 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/core.c
+++ b/net/6lowpan/core.c
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ int lowpan_register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = lowpan_dev_debugfs_init(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		unregister_netdevice(dev);
+	lowpan_dev_debugfs_init(dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -152,9 +150,7 @@ static int __init lowpan_module_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = lowpan_debugfs_init();
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	lowpan_debugfs_init();
 
 	ret = register_netdevice_notifier(&lowpan_notifier);
 	if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/net/6lowpan/debugfs.c b/net/6lowpan/debugfs.c
index f5a8eec9d7a3..1c140af06d52 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/6lowpan/debugfs.c
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ static const struct file_operations lowpan_ctx_pfx_fops = {
 	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
-static int lowpan_dev_debugfs_ctx_init(struct net_device *dev,
-				       struct dentry *ctx, u8 id)
+static void lowpan_dev_debugfs_ctx_init(struct net_device *dev,
+					struct dentry *ctx, u8 id)
 {
 	struct lowpan_dev *ldev = lowpan_dev(dev);
-	struct dentry *dentry, *root;
+	struct dentry *root;
 	char buf[32];
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(id > LOWPAN_IPHC_CTX_TABLE_SIZE);
@@ -175,34 +175,18 @@ static int lowpan_dev_debugfs_ctx_init(struct net_device *dev,
 	sprintf(buf, "%d", id);
 
 	root = debugfs_create_dir(buf, ctx);
-	if (!root)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dentry = debugfs_create_file_unsafe("active", 0644, root,
-					    &ldev->ctx.table[id],
-					    &lowpan_ctx_flag_active_fops);
-	if (!dentry)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	debugfs_create_file("active", 0644, root, &ldev->ctx.table[id],
+			    &lowpan_ctx_flag_active_fops);
 
-	dentry = debugfs_create_file_unsafe("compression", 0644, root,
-					    &ldev->ctx.table[id],
-					    &lowpan_ctx_flag_c_fops);
-	if (!dentry)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	debugfs_create_file("compression", 0644, root, &ldev->ctx.table[id],
+			    &lowpan_ctx_flag_c_fops);
 
-	dentry = debugfs_create_file("prefix", 0644, root,
-				     &ldev->ctx.table[id],
-				     &lowpan_ctx_pfx_fops);
-	if (!dentry)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	debugfs_create_file("prefix", 0644, root, &ldev->ctx.table[id],
+			    &lowpan_ctx_pfx_fops);
 
-	dentry = debugfs_create_file_unsafe("prefix_len", 0644, root,
-					    &ldev->ctx.table[id],
-					    &lowpan_ctx_plen_fops);
-	if (!dentry)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
+	debugfs_create_file("prefix_len", 0644, root, &ldev->ctx.table[id],
+			    &lowpan_ctx_plen_fops);
 }
 
 static int lowpan_context_show(struct seq_file *file, void *offset)
@@ -242,64 +226,39 @@ static int lowpan_short_addr_get(void *data, u64 *val)
 DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE(lowpan_short_addr_fops, lowpan_short_addr_get, NULL,
 			 "0x%04llx\n");
 
-static int lowpan_dev_debugfs_802154_init(const struct net_device *dev,
+static void lowpan_dev_debugfs_802154_init(const struct net_device *dev,
 					  struct lowpan_dev *ldev)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry, *root;
+	struct dentry *root;
 
 	if (!lowpan_is_ll(dev, LOWPAN_LLTYPE_IEEE802154))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	root = debugfs_create_dir("ieee802154", ldev->iface_debugfs);
-	if (!root)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dentry = debugfs_create_file_unsafe("short_addr", 0444, root,
-					    lowpan_802154_dev(dev)->wdev->ieee802154_ptr,
-					    &lowpan_short_addr_fops);
-	if (!dentry)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
+	debugfs_create_file("short_addr", 0444, root,
+			    lowpan_802154_dev(dev)->wdev->ieee802154_ptr,
+			    &lowpan_short_addr_fops);
 }
 
-int lowpan_dev_debugfs_init(struct net_device *dev)
+void lowpan_dev_debugfs_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct lowpan_dev *ldev = lowpan_dev(dev);
-	struct dentry *contexts, *dentry;
-	int ret, i;
+	struct dentry *contexts;
+	int i;
 
 	/* creating the root */
 	ldev->iface_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(dev->name, lowpan_debugfs);
-	if (!ldev->iface_debugfs)
-		goto fail;
 
 	contexts = debugfs_create_dir("contexts", ldev->iface_debugfs);
-	if (!contexts)
-		goto remove_root;
 
-	dentry = debugfs_create_file("show", 0644, contexts,
-				     &lowpan_dev(dev)->ctx,
-				     &lowpan_context_fops);
-	if (!dentry)
-		goto remove_root;
+	debugfs_create_file("show", 0644, contexts, &lowpan_dev(dev)->ctx,
+			    &lowpan_context_fops);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < LOWPAN_IPHC_CTX_TABLE_SIZE; i++) {
-		ret = lowpan_dev_debugfs_ctx_init(dev, contexts, i);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto remove_root;
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < LOWPAN_IPHC_CTX_TABLE_SIZE; i++)
+		lowpan_dev_debugfs_ctx_init(dev, contexts, i);
 
-	ret = lowpan_dev_debugfs_802154_init(dev, ldev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto remove_root;
-
-	return 0;
-
-remove_root:
-	lowpan_dev_debugfs_exit(dev);
-fail:
-	return -EINVAL;
+	lowpan_dev_debugfs_802154_init(dev, ldev);
 }
 
 void lowpan_dev_debugfs_exit(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -307,13 +266,9 @@ void lowpan_dev_debugfs_exit(struct net_device *dev)
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(lowpan_dev(dev)->iface_debugfs);
 }
 
-int __init lowpan_debugfs_init(void)
+void __init lowpan_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	lowpan_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir("6lowpan", NULL);
-	if (!lowpan_debugfs)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 void lowpan_debugfs_exit(void)