diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index dd327cfd6843e..20b69b5e0e912 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -415,8 +415,11 @@ static int driver_sysfs_add(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto rm_dev;
 
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEV_COREDUMP) || !dev->driver->coredump ||
-	    !device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_coredump))
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEV_COREDUMP) || !dev->driver->coredump)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_coredump);
+	if (!ret)
 		return 0;
 
 	sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "driver");