diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
index 5dc39fbb74d6..d398a06b2656 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
  */
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/ieee80211.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 
@@ -2044,7 +2045,6 @@ void iwl_mvm_sta_add_debugfs(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 void iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
 	struct dentry *bcast_dir __maybe_unused;
-	char buf[100];
 
 	spin_lock_init(&mvm->drv_stats_lock);
 
@@ -2140,6 +2140,11 @@ void iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	 * Create a symlink with mac80211. It will be removed when mac80211
 	 * exists (before the opmode exists which removes the target.)
 	 */
-	snprintf(buf, 100, "../../%pd2", mvm->debugfs_dir->d_parent);
-	debugfs_create_symlink("iwlwifi", mvm->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir, buf);
+	if (!IS_ERR(mvm->debugfs_dir)) {
+		char buf[100];
+
+		snprintf(buf, 100, "../../%pd2", mvm->debugfs_dir->d_parent);
+		debugfs_create_symlink("iwlwifi", mvm->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir,
+				       buf);
+	}
 }