diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_debugfs.c
index 472b0f450bf90..5e2c1e35e517f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_debugfs.c
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ void ixgbe_dbg_adapter_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
  **/
 void ixgbe_dbg_adapter_exit(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (adapter->ixgbe_dbg_adapter)
-		debugfs_remove_recursive(adapter->ixgbe_dbg_adapter);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(adapter->ixgbe_dbg_adapter);
 	adapter->ixgbe_dbg_adapter = NULL;
 }