diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
index 560b2504e674..a15ad76aee21 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
@@ -6058,7 +6058,7 @@ lpfc_debugfs_initialize(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 					    phba->hba_debugfs_root,
 					    phba,
 					    &lpfc_debugfs_op_multixripools);
-		if (!phba->debug_multixri_pools) {
+		if (IS_ERR(phba->debug_multixri_pools)) {
 			lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
 					 "0527 Cannot create debugfs multixripools\n");
 			goto debug_failed;
@@ -6070,7 +6070,7 @@ lpfc_debugfs_initialize(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 			debugfs_create_file(name, S_IFREG | 0644,
 					    phba->hba_debugfs_root,
 					    phba, &lpfc_cgn_buffer_op);
-		if (!phba->debug_cgn_buffer) {
+		if (IS_ERR(phba->debug_cgn_buffer)) {
 			lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
 					 "6527 Cannot create debugfs "
 					 "cgn_buffer\n");
@@ -6083,7 +6083,7 @@ lpfc_debugfs_initialize(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 			debugfs_create_file(name, S_IFREG | 0644,
 					    phba->hba_debugfs_root,
 					    phba, &lpfc_rx_monitor_op);
-		if (!phba->debug_rx_monitor) {
+		if (IS_ERR(phba->debug_rx_monitor)) {
 			lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
 					 "6528 Cannot create debugfs "
 					 "rx_monitor\n");
@@ -6096,7 +6096,7 @@ lpfc_debugfs_initialize(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 			debugfs_create_file(name, 0644,
 					    phba->hba_debugfs_root,
 					    phba, &lpfc_debugfs_ras_log);
-		if (!phba->debug_ras_log) {
+		if (IS_ERR(phba->debug_ras_log)) {
 			lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
 					 "6148 Cannot create debugfs"
 					 " ras_log\n");
@@ -6117,7 +6117,7 @@ lpfc_debugfs_initialize(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 			debugfs_create_file(name, S_IFREG | 0644,
 					    phba->hba_debugfs_root,
 					    phba, &lpfc_debugfs_op_lockstat);
-		if (!phba->debug_lockstat) {
+		if (IS_ERR(phba->debug_lockstat)) {
 			lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
 					 "4610 Can't create debugfs lockstat\n");
 			goto debug_failed;
@@ -6346,7 +6346,7 @@ nvmeio_off:
 		debugfs_create_file(name, 0644,
 				    vport->vport_debugfs_root,
 				    vport, &lpfc_debugfs_op_scsistat);
-	if (!vport->debug_scsistat) {
+	if (IS_ERR(vport->debug_scsistat)) {
 		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
 				 "4611 Cannot create debugfs scsistat\n");
 		goto debug_failed;
@@ -6357,7 +6357,7 @@ nvmeio_off:
 		debugfs_create_file(name, 0644,
 				    vport->vport_debugfs_root,
 				    vport, &lpfc_debugfs_op_ioktime);
-	if (!vport->debug_ioktime) {
+	if (IS_ERR(vport->debug_ioktime)) {
 		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
 				 "0815 Cannot create debugfs ioktime\n");
 		goto debug_failed;