diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
index 40f356d9f21b3ea23f3d3d564e5aa7cfac45e502..af5228ac56006dcb5efc8c6dcb455f4a171dccf2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ config STMMAC_PCI
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
-config STMMAC_DEBUG_FS
-	bool "Enable monitoring via sysFS "
-	default n
-	depends on STMMAC_ETH && DEBUG_FS
-	---help---
-	  The stmmac entry in /sys reports DMA TX/RX rings
-	  or (if supported) the HW cap register.
-
 config STMMAC_DA
 	bool "STMMAC DMA arbitration scheme"
 	default n
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 6f77a46c7e2c446da3b3b4ae139057a621ef00ef..a34754b6facb913b7c4b0f7fbd1dbfb8ed27bc2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
 #include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
-#ifdef CONFIG_STMMAC_DEBUG_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
-#endif /* CONFIG_STMMAC_DEBUG_FS */
+#endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
 #include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
 #include "stmmac_ptp.h"
 #include "stmmac.h"
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(chain_mode, "To use chain instead of ring mode");
 
 static irqreturn_t stmmac_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_STMMAC_DEBUG_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static int stmmac_init_fs(struct net_device *dev);
 static void stmmac_exit_fs(void);
 #endif
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ static int stmmac_hw_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (ret && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP)
 		pr_warn("%s: failed PTP initialisation\n", __func__);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_STMMAC_DEBUG_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	ret = stmmac_init_fs(dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		pr_warn("%s: failed debugFS registration\n", __func__);
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ static int stmmac_release(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_STMMAC_DEBUG_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	stmmac_exit_fs();
 #endif
 
@@ -2453,7 +2453,7 @@ static int stmmac_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_STMMAC_DEBUG_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static struct dentry *stmmac_fs_dir;
 static struct dentry *stmmac_rings_status;
 static struct dentry *stmmac_dma_cap;
@@ -2638,7 +2638,7 @@ static void stmmac_exit_fs(void)
 	debugfs_remove(stmmac_dma_cap);
 	debugfs_remove(stmmac_fs_dir);
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_STMMAC_DEBUG_FS */
+#endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
 
 static const struct net_device_ops stmmac_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open = stmmac_open,