diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 11b15d7b357a..a415206cab04 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ static void usb_debugfs_init(void)
 
 static void usb_debugfs_cleanup(void)
 {
-	debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup("devices", usb_debug_root));
+	debugfs_lookup_and_remove("devices", usb_debug_root);
 }
 
 /*