diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/oct_ilm.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/oct_ilm.c
index 71b213dbb621..2d68a39f1443 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/oct_ilm.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/oct_ilm.c
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ static __init int oct_ilm_module_init(void)
 static __exit void oct_ilm_module_exit(void)
 {
 	disable_timer(TIMER_NUM);
-	if (dir)
-		debugfs_remove_recursive(dir);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(dir);
 	free_irq(OCTEON_IRQ_TIMER0 + TIMER_NUM, 0);
 }