diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/debugfs.c
index 04c5e3abd8d7..810a0cd9bcac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/debugfs.c
@@ -64,9 +64,14 @@ DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(identity);
 
 void pdsc_debugfs_add_ident(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 {
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+
 	/* This file will already exist in the reset flow */
-	if (debugfs_lookup("identity", pdsc->dentry))
+	dentry = debugfs_lookup("identity", pdsc->dentry);
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dentry)) {
+		dput(dentry);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	debugfs_create_file("identity", 0400, pdsc->dentry,
 			    pdsc, &identity_fops);