diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
index d2f2898d17b4..a66e275af1eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
@@ -712,7 +712,6 @@ struct ath11k_base {
 	enum ath11k_dfs_region dfs_region;
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATH11K_DEBUGFS
 	struct dentry *debugfs_soc;
-	struct dentry *debugfs_ath11k;
 #endif
 	struct ath11k_soc_dp_stats soc_stats;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/debugfs.c
index 1b914e67d314..196314ab4ff0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/debugfs.c
@@ -836,10 +836,6 @@ int ath11k_debugfs_pdev_create(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	if (test_bit(ATH11K_FLAG_REGISTERED, &ab->dev_flags))
 		return 0;
 
-	ab->debugfs_soc = debugfs_create_dir(ab->hw_params.name, ab->debugfs_ath11k);
-	if (IS_ERR(ab->debugfs_soc))
-		return PTR_ERR(ab->debugfs_soc);
-
 	debugfs_create_file("simulate_fw_crash", 0600, ab->debugfs_soc, ab,
 			    &fops_simulate_fw_crash);
 
@@ -857,15 +853,51 @@ void ath11k_debugfs_pdev_destroy(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 
 int ath11k_debugfs_soc_create(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 {
-	ab->debugfs_ath11k = debugfs_create_dir("ath11k", NULL);
+	struct dentry *root;
+	bool dput_needed;
+	char name[64];
+	int ret;
 
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(ab->debugfs_ath11k);
+	root = debugfs_lookup("ath11k", NULL);
+	if (!root) {
+		root = debugfs_create_dir("ath11k", NULL);
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(root))
+			return PTR_ERR(root);
+
+		dput_needed = false;
+	} else {
+		/* a dentry from lookup() needs dput() after we don't use it */
+		dput_needed = true;
+	}
+
+	scnprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s-%s", ath11k_bus_str(ab->hif.bus),
+		  dev_name(ab->dev));
+
+	ab->debugfs_soc = debugfs_create_dir(name, root);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ab->debugfs_soc)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ab->debugfs_soc);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = 0;
+
+out:
+	if (dput_needed)
+		dput(root);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void ath11k_debugfs_soc_destroy(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 {
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(ab->debugfs_ath11k);
-	ab->debugfs_ath11k = NULL;
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(ab->debugfs_soc);
+	ab->debugfs_soc = NULL;
+
+	/* We are not removing ath11k directory on purpose, even if it
+	 * would be empty. This simplifies the directory handling and it's
+	 * a minor cosmetic issue to leave an empty ath11k directory to
+	 * debugfs.
+	 */
 }
 
 void ath11k_debugfs_fw_stats_init(struct ath11k *ar)