diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/oct_ilm.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/oct_ilm.c
index 2d68a39f1443..13f6c7716b1e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/oct_ilm.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/oct_ilm.c
@@ -63,31 +63,11 @@ static int reset_statistics(void *data, u64 value)
 
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(reset_statistics_ops, NULL, reset_statistics, "%llu\n");
 
-static int init_debufs(void)
+static void init_debugfs(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *show_dentry;
 	dir = debugfs_create_dir("oct_ilm", 0);
-	if (!dir) {
-		pr_err("oct_ilm: failed to create debugfs entry oct_ilm\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	show_dentry = debugfs_create_file("statistics", 0222, dir, NULL,
-					  &oct_ilm_ops);
-	if (!show_dentry) {
-		pr_err("oct_ilm: failed to create debugfs entry oct_ilm/statistics\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	show_dentry = debugfs_create_file("reset", 0222, dir, NULL,
-					  &reset_statistics_ops);
-	if (!show_dentry) {
-		pr_err("oct_ilm: failed to create debugfs entry oct_ilm/reset\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
+	debugfs_create_file("statistics", 0222, dir, NULL, &oct_ilm_ops);
+	debugfs_create_file("reset", 0222, dir, NULL, &reset_statistics_ops);
 }
 
 static void init_latency_info(struct latency_info *li, int startup)
@@ -169,11 +149,7 @@ static __init int oct_ilm_module_init(void)
 	int rc;
 	int irq = OCTEON_IRQ_TIMER0 + TIMER_NUM;
 
-	rc = init_debufs();
-	if (rc) {
-		WARN(1, "Could not create debugfs entries");
-		return rc;
-	}
+	init_debugfs();
 
 	rc = request_irq(irq, cvm_oct_ciu_timer_interrupt, IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 			 "oct_ilm", 0);