diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
index 72660a66be1d..9955b9c4df2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -1420,8 +1420,6 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 	sc->debug.debugfs_phy = debugfs_create_dir("ath9k",
 						   sc->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir);
-	if (IS_ERR(sc->debug.debugfs_phy))
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATH_DEBUG
 	debugfs_create_file("debug", 0600, sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
index e79bbcd3279a..81332086e289 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
@@ -491,8 +491,6 @@ int ath9k_htc_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 	priv->debug.debugfs_phy = debugfs_create_dir(KBUILD_MODNAME,
 					     priv->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir);
-	if (IS_ERR(priv->debug.debugfs_phy))
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ath9k_cmn_spectral_init_debug(&priv->spec_priv, priv->debug.debugfs_phy);