diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index 8faf4e7872bb..a56593b6135f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -1824,8 +1824,8 @@ struct iwl_drv *iwl_drv_start(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 err_fw:
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(drv->dbgfs_drv);
-	iwl_dbg_tlv_free(drv->trans);
 #endif
+	iwl_dbg_tlv_free(drv->trans);
 	kfree(drv);
 err:
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);