diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
index 20662b4f339e..6b6c964e8076 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
@@ -6291,7 +6291,6 @@ lpfc_debugfs_initialize(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 			}
 			phba->nvmeio_trc_on = 1;
 			phba->nvmeio_trc_output_idx = 0;
-			phba->nvmeio_trc = NULL;
 		} else {
 nvmeio_off:
 			phba->nvmeio_trc_size = 0;