diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 3e25229a059d..ee5bb8d8af04 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ int cfg80211_dev_rename(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	if (result)
 		return result;
 
-	if (rdev->wiphy.debugfsdir)
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rdev->wiphy.debugfsdir))
 		debugfs_rename(rdev->wiphy.debugfsdir->d_parent,
 			       rdev->wiphy.debugfsdir,
 			       rdev->wiphy.debugfsdir->d_parent, newname);