diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index 987d9a9ae283..b951aa1fac61 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ static int do_blk_trace_setup(struct request_queue *q, char *name, dev_t dev,
 	if (!buts->buf_size || !buts->buf_nr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!blk_debugfs_root)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	strncpy(buts->name, name, BLKTRACE_BDEV_SIZE);
 	buts->name[BLKTRACE_BDEV_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
 
@@ -518,9 +521,6 @@ static int do_blk_trace_setup(struct request_queue *q, char *name, dev_t dev,
 
 	ret = -ENOENT;
 
-	if (!blk_debugfs_root)
-		goto err;
-
 	dir = debugfs_lookup(buts->name, blk_debugfs_root);
 	if (!dir)
 		bt->dir = dir = debugfs_create_dir(buts->name, blk_debugfs_root);