diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index 7cece5884b9c6..3edb37a41312f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -498,8 +498,6 @@ static void pkt_debugfs_dev_new(struct pktcdvd_device *pd)
 	if (!pkt_debugfs_root)
 		return;
 	pd->dfs_d_root = debugfs_create_dir(pd->disk->disk_name, pkt_debugfs_root);
-	if (!pd->dfs_d_root)
-		return;
 
 	pd->dfs_f_info = debugfs_create_file("info", 0444, pd->dfs_d_root,
 					     pd, &pkt_seq_fops);