diff --git a/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c b/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
index 847107ef0cce..e366c745ec18 100644
--- a/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
+++ b/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
@@ -3002,7 +3002,8 @@ static int mtip_hw_debugfs_init(struct driver_data *dd)
 
 static void mtip_hw_debugfs_exit(struct driver_data *dd)
 {
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(dd->dfs_node);
+	if (dd->dfs_node)
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(dd->dfs_node);
 }