static int malidp_debugfs_init(struct drm_minor *minor)
 {
        struct malidp_drm *malidp = minor->dev->dev_private;
-       struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
 
        malidp_error_stats_init(&malidp->de_errors);
        malidp_error_stats_init(&malidp->se_errors);
        spin_lock_init(&malidp->errors_lock);
-       dentry = debugfs_create_file("debug",
-                                    S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                                    minor->debugfs_root, minor->dev,
-                                    &malidp_debugfs_fops);
-       if (!dentry) {
-               DRM_ERROR("Cannot create debug file\n");
-               return -ENOMEM;
-       }
+       debugfs_create_file("debug", S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, minor->debugfs_root,
+                           minor->dev, &malidp_debugfs_fops);
        return 0;
 }