diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 894915892eaf..5c50e7add577 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1708,19 +1708,24 @@ static struct regulator *create_regulator(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (err != -EEXIST)
+	if (err != -EEXIST) {
 		regulator->debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(supply_name, rdev->debugfs);
-	if (IS_ERR(regulator->debugfs))
-		rdev_dbg(rdev, "Failed to create debugfs directory\n");
+		if (IS_ERR(regulator->debugfs)) {
+			rdev_dbg(rdev, "Failed to create debugfs directory\n");
+			regulator->debugfs = NULL;
+		}
+	}
 
-	debugfs_create_u32("uA_load", 0444, regulator->debugfs,
-			   &regulator->uA_load);
-	debugfs_create_u32("min_uV", 0444, regulator->debugfs,
-			   &regulator->voltage[PM_SUSPEND_ON].min_uV);
-	debugfs_create_u32("max_uV", 0444, regulator->debugfs,
-			   &regulator->voltage[PM_SUSPEND_ON].max_uV);
-	debugfs_create_file("constraint_flags", 0444, regulator->debugfs,
-			    regulator, &constraint_flags_fops);
+	if (regulator->debugfs) {
+		debugfs_create_u32("uA_load", 0444, regulator->debugfs,
+				   &regulator->uA_load);
+		debugfs_create_u32("min_uV", 0444, regulator->debugfs,
+				   &regulator->voltage[PM_SUSPEND_ON].min_uV);
+		debugfs_create_u32("max_uV", 0444, regulator->debugfs,
+				   &regulator->voltage[PM_SUSPEND_ON].max_uV);
+		debugfs_create_file("constraint_flags", 0444, regulator->debugfs,
+				    regulator, &constraint_flags_fops);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Check now if the regulator is an always on regulator - if