diff --git a/kernel/gcov/fs.c b/kernel/gcov/fs.c
index 15ff01a76379..edf67c493a8e 100644
--- a/kernel/gcov/fs.c
+++ b/kernel/gcov/fs.c
@@ -784,8 +784,7 @@ static __init int gcov_fs_init(void)
 
 err_remove:
 	pr_err("init failed\n");
-	if (root_node.dentry)
-		debugfs_remove(root_node.dentry);
+	debugfs_remove(root_node.dentry);
 
 	return rc;
 }