diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index fdd312da0992..69e619baf709 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -321,12 +321,8 @@ static int __init fail_futex_debugfs(void)
 	if (IS_ERR(dir))
 		return PTR_ERR(dir);
 
-	if (!debugfs_create_bool("ignore-private", mode, dir,
-				 &fail_futex.ignore_private)) {
-		debugfs_remove_recursive(dir);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
+	debugfs_create_bool("ignore-private", mode, dir,
+			    &fail_futex.ignore_private);
 	return 0;
 }