diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec_tpmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec_tpmi.c
index 7fc6ff8d1040..a38014e81e85 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec_tpmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec_tpmi.c
@@ -817,10 +817,6 @@ static int intel_vsec_tpmi_init(struct auxiliary_device *auxdev)
 
 	auxiliary_set_drvdata(auxdev, tpmi_info);
 
-	ret = tpmi_create_devices(tpmi_info);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/*
 	 * Allow debugfs when security policy allows. Everything this debugfs
 	 * interface provides, can also be done via /dev/mem access. If
@@ -830,6 +826,12 @@ static int intel_vsec_tpmi_init(struct auxiliary_device *auxdev)
 	if (!security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_DEV_MEM) && capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
 		tpmi_dbgfs_register(tpmi_info);
 
+	ret = tpmi_create_devices(tpmi_info);
+	if (ret) {
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(tpmi_info->dbgfs_dir);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }