diff --git a/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c b/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
index 0e941d42e3e9..d6bbccb0ed15 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ void dlm_delete_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 	debugfs_remove(ls->ls_debug_toss_dentry);
 }
 
-int dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls)
+void dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 {
 	char name[DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN + 8];
 
@@ -748,8 +748,6 @@ int dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 						      dlm_root,
 						      ls,
 						      &format1_fops);
-	if (!ls->ls_debug_rsb_dentry)
-		goto fail;
 
 	/* format 2 */
 
@@ -761,8 +759,6 @@ int dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 							dlm_root,
 							ls,
 							&format2_fops);
-	if (!ls->ls_debug_locks_dentry)
-		goto fail;
 
 	/* format 3 */
 
@@ -774,8 +770,6 @@ int dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 						      dlm_root,
 						      ls,
 						      &format3_fops);
-	if (!ls->ls_debug_all_dentry)
-		goto fail;
 
 	/* format 4 */
 
@@ -787,8 +781,6 @@ int dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 						       dlm_root,
 						       ls,
 						       &format4_fops);
-	if (!ls->ls_debug_toss_dentry)
-		goto fail;
 
 	memset(name, 0, sizeof(name));
 	snprintf(name, DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN + 8, "%s_waiters", ls->ls_name);
@@ -798,21 +790,12 @@ int dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 							  dlm_root,
 							  ls,
 							  &waiters_fops);
-	if (!ls->ls_debug_waiters_dentry)
-		goto fail;
-
-	return 0;
-
- fail:
-	dlm_delete_debug_file(ls);
-	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-int __init dlm_register_debugfs(void)
+void __init dlm_register_debugfs(void)
 {
 	mutex_init(&debug_buf_lock);
 	dlm_root = debugfs_create_dir("dlm", NULL);
-	return dlm_root ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 void dlm_unregister_debugfs(void)
diff --git a/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h b/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h
index da1173a0b274..416d9de35679 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h
+++ b/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h
@@ -719,14 +719,14 @@ int dlm_plock_init(void);
 void dlm_plock_exit(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DLM_DEBUG
-int dlm_register_debugfs(void);
+void dlm_register_debugfs(void);
 void dlm_unregister_debugfs(void);
-int dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls);
+void dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls);
 void dlm_delete_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls);
 #else
-static inline int dlm_register_debugfs(void) { return 0; }
+static inline void dlm_register_debugfs(void) { }
 static inline void dlm_unregister_debugfs(void) { }
-static inline int dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls) { return 0; }
+static inline void dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls) { }
 static inline void dlm_delete_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls) { }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index 114ebfe30929..3951d39b9b75 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -1628,8 +1628,10 @@ static void clean_writequeues(void)
 
 static void work_stop(void)
 {
-	destroy_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
-	destroy_workqueue(send_workqueue);
+	if (recv_workqueue)
+		destroy_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
+	if (send_workqueue)
+		destroy_workqueue(send_workqueue);
 }
 
 static int work_start(void)
@@ -1689,13 +1691,17 @@ static void work_flush(void)
 	struct hlist_node *n;
 	struct connection *con;
 
-	flush_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
-	flush_workqueue(send_workqueue);
+	if (recv_workqueue)
+		flush_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
+	if (send_workqueue)
+		flush_workqueue(send_workqueue);
 	do {
 		ok = 1;
 		foreach_conn(stop_conn);
-		flush_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
-		flush_workqueue(send_workqueue);
+		if (recv_workqueue)
+			flush_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
+		if (send_workqueue)
+			flush_workqueue(send_workqueue);
 		for (i = 0; i < CONN_HASH_SIZE && ok; i++) {
 			hlist_for_each_entry_safe(con, n,
 						  &connection_hash[i], list) {
diff --git a/fs/dlm/main.c b/fs/dlm/main.c
index 39579927ed84..afc66a1346d3 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/main.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/main.c
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ static int __init init_dlm(void)
 	if (error)
 		goto out_lockspace;
 
-	error = dlm_register_debugfs();
-	if (error)
-		goto out_config;
+	dlm_register_debugfs();
 
 	error = dlm_user_init();
 	if (error)
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ static int __init init_dlm(void)
 	dlm_user_exit();
  out_debug:
 	dlm_unregister_debugfs();
- out_config:
 	dlm_config_exit();
  out_lockspace:
 	dlm_lockspace_exit();