diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index b486169..274ac86 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -160,15 +160,8 @@
 	 * block. A pointer to that is in the struct vfsmount that we
 	 * have around.
 	 */
-	if (!parent) {
-		if (debugfs_mount && debugfs_mount->mnt_sb) {
-			parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!parent) {
-		pr_debug("debugfs: Ah! can not find a parent!\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
+	if (!parent)
+		parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
 
 	*dentry = NULL;
 	mutex_lock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);