1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
index 4b469cf9e60f..8504dbeacd3b 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ int mei_dbgfs_register(struct mei_device *dev, const char *name)
         if (!dir)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
+        dev->dbgfs_dir = dir;
+
         f = debugfs_create_file("meclients", S_IRUSR, dir,
                                 dev, &mei_dbgfs_fops_meclients);
         if (!f) {
@@ -228,7 +230,6 @@ int mei_dbgfs_register(struct mei_device *dev, const char *name)
                 dev_err(dev->dev, "allow_fixed_address: registration failed\n");
                 goto err;
         }
-        dev->dbgfs_dir = dir;
         return 0;
 err:
         mei_dbgfs_deregister(dev);