diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
index 19e248ff6c77..304f39d4eb36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
@@ -2019,21 +2019,35 @@ static const struct file_operations i40e_dbg_netdev_ops_fops = {
  **/
 void i40e_dbg_pf_init(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 {
-	struct dentry *pfile __attribute__((unused));
+	struct dentry *pfile;
 	const char *name = pci_name(pf->pdev);
+	const struct device *dev = &pf->pdev->dev;
 
 	pf->i40e_dbg_pf = debugfs_create_dir(name, i40e_dbg_root);
-	if (pf->i40e_dbg_pf) {
-		pfile = debugfs_create_file("command", 0600, pf->i40e_dbg_pf,
-					    pf, &i40e_dbg_command_fops);
-		pfile = debugfs_create_file("dump", 0600, pf->i40e_dbg_pf, pf,
-					    &i40e_dbg_dump_fops);
-		pfile = debugfs_create_file("netdev_ops", 0600, pf->i40e_dbg_pf,
-					    pf, &i40e_dbg_netdev_ops_fops);
-	} else {
-		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-			 "debugfs entry for %s failed\n", name);
-	}
+	if (!pf->i40e_dbg_pf)
+		return;
+
+	pfile = debugfs_create_file("command", 0600, pf->i40e_dbg_pf, pf,
+				    &i40e_dbg_command_fops);
+	if (!pfile)
+		goto create_failed;
+
+	pfile = debugfs_create_file("dump", 0600, pf->i40e_dbg_pf, pf,
+				    &i40e_dbg_dump_fops);
+	if (!pfile)
+		goto create_failed;
+
+	pfile = debugfs_create_file("netdev_ops", 0600, pf->i40e_dbg_pf, pf,
+				    &i40e_dbg_netdev_ops_fops);
+	if (!pfile)
+		goto create_failed;
+
+	return;
+
+create_failed:
+	dev_info(dev, "debugfs dir/file for %s failed\n", name);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(pf->i40e_dbg_pf);
+	return;
 }
 
 /**