diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
index 8fe5aa67b167..8892bc701a66 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
@@ -35,12 +35,35 @@
 
 static inline int is_dma_buf_file(struct file *);
 
-struct dma_buf_list {
-	struct list_head head;
-	struct mutex lock;
-};
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(debugfs_list_mutex);
+static LIST_HEAD(debugfs_list);
 
-static struct dma_buf_list db_list;
+static void __dma_buf_debugfs_list_add(struct dma_buf *dmabuf)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&debugfs_list_mutex);
+	list_add(&dmabuf->list_node, &debugfs_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&debugfs_list_mutex);
+}
+
+static void __dma_buf_debugfs_list_del(struct dma_buf *dmabuf)
+{
+	if (!dmabuf)
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&debugfs_list_mutex);
+	list_del(&dmabuf->list_node);
+	mutex_unlock(&debugfs_list_mutex);
+}
+#else
+static void __dma_buf_debugfs_list_add(struct dma_buf *dmabuf)
+{
+}
+
+static void __dma_buf_debugfs_list_del(struct file *file)
+{
+}
+#endif
 
 static char *dmabuffs_dname(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
 {
@@ -89,17 +112,10 @@ static void dma_buf_release(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 static int dma_buf_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct dma_buf *dmabuf;
-
 	if (!is_dma_buf_file(file))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dmabuf = file->private_data;
-	if (dmabuf) {
-		mutex_lock(&db_list.lock);
-		list_del(&dmabuf->list_node);
-		mutex_unlock(&db_list.lock);
-	}
+	__dma_buf_debugfs_list_del(file->private_data);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -672,9 +688,7 @@ struct dma_buf *dma_buf_export(const struct dma_buf_export_info *exp_info)
 	file->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata = dmabuf;
 	dmabuf->file = file;
 
-	mutex_lock(&db_list.lock);
-	list_add(&dmabuf->list_node, &db_list.head);
-	mutex_unlock(&db_list.lock);
+	__dma_buf_debugfs_list_add(dmabuf);
 
 	return dmabuf;
 
@@ -1611,7 +1625,7 @@ static int dma_buf_debug_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 	size_t size = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&db_list.lock);
+	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&debugfs_list_mutex);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -1620,7 +1634,7 @@ static int dma_buf_debug_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 	seq_printf(s, "%-8s\t%-8s\t%-8s\t%-8s\texp_name\t%-8s\tname\n",
 		   "size", "flags", "mode", "count", "ino");
 
-	list_for_each_entry(buf_obj, &db_list.head, list_node) {
+	list_for_each_entry(buf_obj, &debugfs_list, list_node) {
 
 		ret = dma_resv_lock_interruptible(buf_obj->resv, NULL);
 		if (ret)
@@ -1657,11 +1671,11 @@ static int dma_buf_debug_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 
 	seq_printf(s, "\nTotal %d objects, %zu bytes\n", count, size);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&db_list.lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&debugfs_list_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
 error_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&db_list.lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&debugfs_list_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1718,8 +1732,6 @@ static int __init dma_buf_init(void)
 	if (IS_ERR(dma_buf_mnt))
 		return PTR_ERR(dma_buf_mnt);
 
-	mutex_init(&db_list.lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&db_list.head);
 	dma_buf_init_debugfs();
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-buf.h b/include/linux/dma-buf.h
index 8ff4add71f88..36216d28d8bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-buf.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-buf.h
@@ -370,8 +370,10 @@ struct dma_buf {
 	 */
 	struct module *owner;
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
 	/** @list_node: node for dma_buf accounting and debugging. */
 	struct list_head list_node;
+#endif
 
 	/** @priv: exporter specific private data for this buffer object. */
 	void *priv;