diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cavium/zip/zip_main.c b/drivers/crypto/cavium/zip/zip_main.c
index be055b9547f6..e6b09e784e66 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cavium/zip/zip_main.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cavium/zip/zip_main.c
@@ -618,41 +618,23 @@ static const struct file_operations zip_regs_fops = {
 /* Root directory for thunderx_zip debugfs entry */
 static struct dentry *zip_debugfs_root;
 
-static int __init zip_debugfs_init(void)
+static void __init zip_debugfs_init(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *zip_stats, *zip_clear, *zip_regs;
-
 	if (!debugfs_initialized())
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return;
 
 	zip_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("thunderx_zip", NULL);
-	if (!zip_debugfs_root)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* Creating files for entries inside thunderx_zip directory */
-	zip_stats = debugfs_create_file("zip_stats", 0444,
-					zip_debugfs_root,
-					NULL, &zip_stats_fops);
-	if (!zip_stats)
-		goto failed_to_create;
+	debugfs_create_file("zip_stats", 0444, zip_debugfs_root, NULL,
+			    &zip_stats_fops);
 
-	zip_clear = debugfs_create_file("zip_clear", 0444,
-					zip_debugfs_root,
-					NULL, &zip_clear_fops);
-	if (!zip_clear)
-		goto failed_to_create;
+	debugfs_create_file("zip_clear", 0444, zip_debugfs_root, NULL,
+			    &zip_clear_fops);
 
-	zip_regs = debugfs_create_file("zip_regs", 0444,
-				       zip_debugfs_root,
-				       NULL, &zip_regs_fops);
-	if (!zip_regs)
-		goto failed_to_create;
+	debugfs_create_file("zip_regs", 0444, zip_debugfs_root, NULL,
+			    &zip_regs_fops);
 
-	return 0;
-
-failed_to_create:
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(zip_debugfs_root);
-	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
 static void __exit zip_debugfs_exit(void)
@@ -661,13 +643,8 @@ static void __exit zip_debugfs_exit(void)
 }
 
 #else
-static int __init zip_debugfs_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
+static void __init zip_debugfs_init(void) { }
 static void __exit zip_debugfs_exit(void) { }
-
 #endif
 /* debugfs - end */
 
@@ -691,17 +668,10 @@ static int __init zip_init_module(void)
 	}
 
 	/* comp-decomp statistics are handled with debugfs interface */
-	ret = zip_debugfs_init();
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		zip_err("ZIP: debugfs initialization failed\n");
-		goto err_crypto_unregister;
-	}
+	zip_debugfs_init();
 
 	return ret;
 
-err_crypto_unregister:
-	zip_unregister_compression_device();
-
 err_pci_unregister:
 	pci_unregister_driver(&zip_driver);
 	return ret;