diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/isp116x-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/isp116x-hcd.c
index 8544a2a2c1e6..8835f6bd528e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/isp116x-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/isp116x-hcd.c
@@ -1200,14 +1200,13 @@ DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(isp116x_debug);
 
 static void create_debug_file(struct isp116x *isp116x)
 {
-	isp116x->dentry = debugfs_create_file(hcd_name,
-					      S_IRUGO, NULL, isp116x,
-					      &isp116x_debug_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file(hcd_name, S_IRUGO, usb_debug_root, isp116x,
+			    &isp116x_debug_fops);
 }
 
 static void remove_debug_file(struct isp116x *isp116x)
 {
-	debugfs_remove(isp116x->dentry);
+	debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup(hcd_name, usb_debug_root));
 }
 
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/isp116x.h b/drivers/usb/host/isp116x.h
index a5e929c10d53..84904025fe7f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/isp116x.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/isp116x.h
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ struct isp116x {
 
 	struct isp116x_platform_data *board;
 
-	struct dentry *dentry;
 	unsigned long stat1, stat2, stat4, stat8, stat16;
 
 	/* HC registers */