diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-r2-to-r6-emul.c b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-r2-to-r6-emul.c
index c50c89a978f1..b4d210bfcdae 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-r2-to-r6-emul.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-r2-to-r6-emul.c
@@ -2351,23 +2351,10 @@ DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(mipsr2_clear);
 
 static int __init mipsr2_init_debugfs(void)
 {
-	struct dentry		*mipsr2_emul;
-
-	if (!mips_debugfs_dir)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	mipsr2_emul = debugfs_create_file("r2_emul_stats", S_IRUGO,
-					  mips_debugfs_dir, NULL,
-					  &mipsr2_emul_fops);
-	if (!mipsr2_emul)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	mipsr2_emul = debugfs_create_file("r2_emul_stats_clear", S_IRUGO,
-					  mips_debugfs_dir, NULL,
-					  &mipsr2_clear_fops);
-	if (!mipsr2_emul)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
+	debugfs_create_file("r2_emul_stats", S_IRUGO, mips_debugfs_dir, NULL,
+			    &mipsr2_emul_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("r2_emul_stats_clear", S_IRUGO, mips_debugfs_dir,
+			    NULL, &mipsr2_clear_fops);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/segment.c b/arch/mips/kernel/segment.c
index 2703f218202e..0a9bd7b0983b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/segment.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/segment.c
@@ -95,18 +95,9 @@ static const struct file_operations segments_fops = {
 
 static int __init segments_info(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *segments;
-
-	if (cpu_has_segments) {
-		if (!mips_debugfs_dir)
-			return -ENODEV;
-
-		segments = debugfs_create_file("segments", S_IRUGO,
-					       mips_debugfs_dir, NULL,
-					       &segments_fops);
-		if (!segments)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	if (cpu_has_segments)
+		debugfs_create_file("segments", S_IRUGO, mips_debugfs_dir, NULL,
+				    &segments_fops);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index 8c6c48ed786a..44434e50a355 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -1010,12 +1010,7 @@ unsigned long fw_passed_dtb;
 struct dentry *mips_debugfs_dir;
 static int __init debugfs_mips(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d;
-
-	d = debugfs_create_dir("mips", NULL);
-	if (!d)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	mips_debugfs_dir = d;
+	mips_debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("mips", NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 arch_initcall(debugfs_mips);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/spinlock_test.c b/arch/mips/kernel/spinlock_test.c
index eaed550e79a2..ab4e3e1b138d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/spinlock_test.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/spinlock_test.c
@@ -118,23 +118,10 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_multi, multi_get, NULL, "%llu\n");
 
 static int __init spinlock_test(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d;
-
-	if (!mips_debugfs_dir)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	d = debugfs_create_file("spin_single", S_IRUGO,
-				mips_debugfs_dir, NULL,
-				&fops_ss);
-	if (!d)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	d = debugfs_create_file("spin_multi", S_IRUGO,
-				mips_debugfs_dir, NULL,
-				&fops_multi);
-	if (!d)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
+	debugfs_create_file("spin_single", S_IRUGO, mips_debugfs_dir, NULL,
+			    &fops_ss);
+	debugfs_create_file("spin_multi", S_IRUGO, mips_debugfs_dir, NULL,
+			    &fops_multi);
 	return 0;
 }
 device_initcall(spinlock_test);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c b/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c
index 595ca9c85111..0ed20a64b285 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c
@@ -2374,18 +2374,10 @@ sigbus:
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static int __init debugfs_unaligned(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d;
-
-	if (!mips_debugfs_dir)
-		return -ENODEV;
-	d = debugfs_create_u32("unaligned_instructions", S_IRUGO,
-			       mips_debugfs_dir, &unaligned_instructions);
-	if (!d)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	d = debugfs_create_u32("unaligned_action", S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-			       mips_debugfs_dir, &unaligned_action);
-	if (!d)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	debugfs_create_u32("unaligned_instructions", S_IRUGO, mips_debugfs_dir,
+			   &unaligned_instructions);
+	debugfs_create_u32("unaligned_action", S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+			   mips_debugfs_dir, &unaligned_action);
 	return 0;
 }
 arch_initcall(debugfs_unaligned);