diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 4179559b11ad..80276587048a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ struct stmmac_priv {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	struct dentry *dbgfs_dir;
-	struct dentry *dbgfs_rings_status;
-	struct dentry *dbgfs_dma_cap;
 #endif
 
 	unsigned long state;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 2274bb58eefa..06a63df1c2c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(chain_mode, "To use chain instead of ring mode");
 static irqreturn_t stmmac_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-static int stmmac_init_fs(struct net_device *dev);
+static void stmmac_init_fs(struct net_device *dev);
 static void stmmac_exit_fs(struct net_device *dev);
 #endif
 
@@ -3988,45 +3988,20 @@ static int stmmac_dma_cap_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 }
 DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(stmmac_dma_cap);
 
-static int stmmac_init_fs(struct net_device *dev)
+static void stmmac_init_fs(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	/* Create per netdev entries */
 	priv->dbgfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir(dev->name, stmmac_fs_dir);
 
-	if (!priv->dbgfs_dir || IS_ERR(priv->dbgfs_dir)) {
-		netdev_err(priv->dev, "ERROR failed to create debugfs directory\n");
-
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	/* Entry to report DMA RX/TX rings */
-	priv->dbgfs_rings_status =
-		debugfs_create_file("descriptors_status", 0444,
-				    priv->dbgfs_dir, dev,
-				    &stmmac_rings_status_fops);
-
-	if (!priv->dbgfs_rings_status || IS_ERR(priv->dbgfs_rings_status)) {
-		netdev_err(priv->dev, "ERROR creating stmmac ring debugfs file\n");
-		debugfs_remove_recursive(priv->dbgfs_dir);
-
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	debugfs_create_file("descriptors_status", 0444, priv->dbgfs_dir, dev,
+			    &stmmac_rings_status_fops);
 
 	/* Entry to report the DMA HW features */
-	priv->dbgfs_dma_cap = debugfs_create_file("dma_cap", 0444,
-						  priv->dbgfs_dir,
-						  dev, &stmmac_dma_cap_fops);
-
-	if (!priv->dbgfs_dma_cap || IS_ERR(priv->dbgfs_dma_cap)) {
-		netdev_err(priv->dev, "ERROR creating stmmac MMC debugfs file\n");
-		debugfs_remove_recursive(priv->dbgfs_dir);
-
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	debugfs_create_file("dma_cap", 0444, priv->dbgfs_dir, dev,
+			    &stmmac_dma_cap_fops);
 }
 
 static void stmmac_exit_fs(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -4482,10 +4457,7 @@ int stmmac_dvr_probe(struct device *device,
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-	ret = stmmac_init_fs(ndev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		netdev_warn(priv->dev, "%s: failed debugFS registration\n",
-			    __func__);
+	stmmac_init_fs(ndev);
 #endif
 
 	return ret;
@@ -4731,16 +4703,8 @@ static int __init stmmac_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	/* Create debugfs main directory if it doesn't exist yet */
-	if (!stmmac_fs_dir) {
+	if (!stmmac_fs_dir)
 		stmmac_fs_dir = debugfs_create_dir(STMMAC_RESOURCE_NAME, NULL);
-
-		if (!stmmac_fs_dir || IS_ERR(stmmac_fs_dir)) {
-			pr_err("ERROR %s, debugfs create directory failed\n",
-			       STMMAC_RESOURCE_NAME);
-
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-	}
 #endif
 
 	return 0;