diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 97874c2568fc..1ac0e173da12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -838,11 +838,9 @@ static int mlx5_pci_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv)
 
 	priv->numa_node = dev_to_node(&dev->pdev->dev);
 
-	priv->dbg_root = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(&pdev->dev), mlx5_debugfs_root);
-	if (!priv->dbg_root) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot create debugfs dir, aborting\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	if (mlx5_debugfs_root)
+		priv->dbg_root =
+			debugfs_create_dir(pci_name(pdev), mlx5_debugfs_root);
 
 	err = mlx5_pci_enable_device(dev);
 	if (err) {