diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_test.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_test.c
index 492dd4596314..cd64e0f23ae5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_test.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_test.c
@@ -3167,7 +3167,8 @@ static int __mmc_test_register_dbgfs_file(struct mmc_card *card,
 	struct mmc_test_dbgfs_file *df;
 
 	if (card->debugfs_root)
-		debugfs_create_file(name, mode, card->debugfs_root, card, fops);
+		file = debugfs_create_file(name, mode, card->debugfs_root,
+					   card, fops);
 
 	df = kmalloc(sizeof(*df), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!df) {