diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs-vif.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs-vif.c
index 33b0af24a5378..d61ab3e80759d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs-vif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs-vif.c
@@ -1482,6 +1482,11 @@ void iwl_mvm_vif_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 		return;
 
 	mvmvif->dbgfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("iwlmvm", dbgfs_dir);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mvmvif->dbgfs_dir)) {
+		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to create debugfs directory under %pd\n",
+			dbgfs_dir);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (!mvmvif->dbgfs_dir) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to create debugfs directory under %pd\n",