diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c
index 6978304f1ac5..c5958754f939 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c
@@ -494,9 +494,6 @@ static ssize_t hns3_dbg_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer,
 	ssize_t size = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!filp->f_path.dentry->d_iname)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	read_buf = kzalloc(HNS3_DBG_READ_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!read_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;