diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_sysfs.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_sysfs.c
index 4a392c44e3d3abacef8717fac3489ede76e24376..d81648f71425120e0f9220a94b04c191ca0ed05a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_sysfs.c
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@ void cpqhp_create_debugfs_files(struct controller *ctrl)
 
 void cpqhp_remove_debugfs_files(struct controller *ctrl)
 {
-	if (ctrl->dentry)
-		debugfs_remove(ctrl->dentry);
+	debugfs_remove(ctrl->dentry);
 	ctrl->dentry = NULL;
 }