diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 2257b1b0151c41b9acd6987c53b1a5bc15649fe9..3bfc788372f31b8b0aeac640ab9a27c897ce1e53 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -2139,23 +2139,25 @@ void snd_soc_dapm_debugfs_init(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 {
 	struct dentry *d;
 
-	if (!parent)
+	if (!parent || IS_ERR(parent))
 		return;
 
 	dapm->debugfs_dapm = debugfs_create_dir("dapm", parent);
 
-	if (!dapm->debugfs_dapm) {
+	if (IS_ERR(dapm->debugfs_dapm)) {
 		dev_warn(dapm->dev,
-		       "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM debugfs directory\n");
+			 "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM debugfs directory %ld\n",
+			 PTR_ERR(dapm->debugfs_dapm));
 		return;
 	}
 
 	d = debugfs_create_file("bias_level", 0444,
 				dapm->debugfs_dapm, dapm,
 				&dapm_bias_fops);
-	if (!d)
+	if (IS_ERR(d))
 		dev_warn(dapm->dev,
-			 "ASoC: Failed to create bias level debugfs file\n");
+			 "ASoC: Failed to create bias level debugfs file: %ld\n",
+			 PTR_ERR(d));
 }
 
 static void dapm_debugfs_add_widget(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
@@ -2169,10 +2171,10 @@ static void dapm_debugfs_add_widget(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
 	d = debugfs_create_file(w->name, 0444,
 				dapm->debugfs_dapm, w,
 				&dapm_widget_power_fops);
-	if (!d)
+	if (IS_ERR(d))
 		dev_warn(w->dapm->dev,
-			"ASoC: Failed to create %s debugfs file\n",
-			w->name);
+			 "ASoC: Failed to create %s debugfs file: %ld\n",
+			 w->name, PTR_ERR(d));
 }
 
 static void dapm_debugfs_cleanup(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm)