diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
index 90143b16e665..130760572262 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
@@ -2037,26 +2037,24 @@ void iwl_mvm_sta_add_debugfs(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_STA_FILE(amsdu_len, dir, 0600);
 }
 
-void iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct dentry *dbgfs_dir)
+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);
 
-	mvm->debugfs_dir = dbgfs_dir;
-
 	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(tx_flush, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0200);
 	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(sta_drain, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0200);
 	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(sram, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0600);
 	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(set_nic_temperature, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0600);
-	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(nic_temp, dbgfs_dir, 0400);
-	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(ctdp_budget, dbgfs_dir, 0400);
-	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(stop_ctdp, dbgfs_dir, 0200);
-	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(force_ctkill, dbgfs_dir, 0200);
-	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(stations, dbgfs_dir, 0400);
-	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(bt_notif, dbgfs_dir, 0400);
-	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(bt_cmd, dbgfs_dir, 0400);
+	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(nic_temp, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0400);
+	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(ctdp_budget, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0400);
+	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(stop_ctdp, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0200);
+	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(force_ctkill, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0200);
+	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(stations, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0400);
+	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(bt_notif, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0400);
+	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(bt_cmd, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0400);
 	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(disable_power_off, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0600);
 	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(fw_ver, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0400);
 	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(fw_rx_stats, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0400);
@@ -2079,7 +2077,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct dentry *dbgfs_dir)
 	if (mvm->fw->phy_integration_ver)
 		MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(phy_integration_ver, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0400);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
-	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(sar_geo_profile, dbgfs_dir, 0400);
+	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(sar_geo_profile, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0400);
 #endif
 	MVM_DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(he_sniffer_params, mvm->debugfs_dir, 0600);
 
@@ -2131,12 +2129,13 @@ void iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct dentry *dbgfs_dir)
 	debugfs_create_blob("nvm_reg", S_IRUSR,
 			    mvm->debugfs_dir, &mvm->nvm_reg_blob);
 
-	debugfs_create_file("mem", 0600, dbgfs_dir, mvm, &iwl_dbgfs_mem_ops);
+	debugfs_create_file("mem", 0600, mvm->debugfs_dir, mvm,
+			    &iwl_dbgfs_mem_ops);
 
 	/*
 	 * Create a symlink with mac80211. It will be removed when mac80211
 	 * exists (before the opmode exists which removes the target.)
 	 */
-	snprintf(buf, 100, "../../%pd2", dbgfs_dir->d_parent);
+	snprintf(buf, 100, "../../%pd2", mvm->debugfs_dir->d_parent);
 	debugfs_create_symlink("iwlwifi", mvm->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir, buf);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 8bc1d8dea432..0a963d01b825 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -893,8 +893,12 @@ struct iwl_mvm {
 	/* last smart fifo state that was successfully sent to firmware */
 	enum iwl_sf_state sf_state;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+	/*
+	 * Leave this pointer outside the ifdef below so that it can be
+	 * assigned without ifdef in the source code.
+	 */
 	struct dentry *debugfs_dir;
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
 	u32 dbgfs_sram_offset, dbgfs_sram_len;
 	u32 dbgfs_prph_reg_addr;
 	bool disable_power_off;
@@ -1700,12 +1704,11 @@ void iwl_mvm_rx_umac_scan_iter_complete_notif(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 
 /* MVM debugfs */
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
-void iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct dentry *dbgfs_dir);
+void iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm);
 void iwl_mvm_vif_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 void iwl_mvm_vif_dbgfs_clean(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 #else
-static inline void iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
-					  struct dentry *dbgfs_dir)
+static inline void iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
 }
 static inline void
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 573c4548e441..a690f3a67d7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -907,7 +907,8 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 		goto out_thermal_exit;
 	mvm->hw_registered = true;
 
-	iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(mvm, dbgfs_dir);
+	mvm->debugfs_dir = dbgfs_dir;
+	iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register(mvm);
 
 	return op_mode;