diff --git a/kernel/printk/index.c b/kernel/printk/index.c
index c85be186a783..a6b27526baaf 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/index.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/index.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void pi_create_file(struct module *mod)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 static void pi_remove_file(struct module *mod)
 {
-	debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup(pi_get_module_name(mod), dfs_index));
+	debugfs_lookup_and_remove(pi_get_module_name(mod), dfs_index);
 }
 
 static int pi_module_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long op,