diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dispc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dispc.c
index aaf7396f0273..5eacf4cdac54 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dispc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dispc.c
@@ -4772,7 +4772,7 @@ static int dispc_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 	dispc_set_ops(&dispc_ops);
 	dss->dispc = dispc;
 
-	dispc->debugfs = dss_debugfs_create_file("dispc", dispc_dump_regs,
+	dispc->debugfs = dss_debugfs_create_file(dss, "dispc", dispc_dump_regs,
 						 dispc);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
index c7700dfccc08..48ea5285cf20 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
@@ -5453,20 +5453,20 @@ static int dsi_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 	dsi_runtime_put(dsi);
 
 	if (dsi->module_id == 0)
-		dsi->debugfs.regs = dss_debugfs_create_file("dsi1_regs",
+		dsi->debugfs.regs = dss_debugfs_create_file(dss, "dsi1_regs",
 							    dsi1_dump_regs,
 							    &dsi);
 	else
-		dsi->debugfs.regs = dss_debugfs_create_file("dsi2_regs",
+		dsi->debugfs.regs = dss_debugfs_create_file(dss, "dsi2_regs",
 							    dsi2_dump_regs,
 							    &dsi);
 #ifdef CONFIG_OMAP2_DSS_COLLECT_IRQ_STATS
 	if (dsi->module_id == 0)
-		dsi->debugfs.irqs = dss_debugfs_create_file("dsi1_irqs",
+		dsi->debugfs.irqs = dss_debugfs_create_file(dss, "dsi1_irqs",
 							    dsi1_dump_irqs,
 							    &dsi);
 	else
-		dsi->debugfs.irqs = dss_debugfs_create_file("dsi2_irqs",
+		dsi->debugfs.irqs = dss_debugfs_create_file(dss, "dsi2_irqs",
 							    dsi2_dump_irqs,
 							    &dsi);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.c
index 5d927dfe0a7f..f4e15850cc9d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.c
@@ -906,25 +906,23 @@ static int dss_debug_dump_clocks(struct seq_file *s, void *p)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct dentry *dss_debugfs_dir;
-
 static int dss_initialize_debugfs(struct dss_device *dss)
 {
-	dss_debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("omapdss", NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(dss_debugfs_dir)) {
-		int err = PTR_ERR(dss_debugfs_dir);
+	static struct dentry *dir;
 
-		dss_debugfs_dir = NULL;
-		return err;
-	}
+	dir = debugfs_create_dir("omapdss", NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(dir))
+		return PTR_ERR(dir);
+
+	dss->debugfs.root = dir;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void dss_uninitialize_debugfs(void)
+static void dss_uninitialize_debugfs(struct dss_device *dss)
 {
-	if (dss_debugfs_dir)
-		debugfs_remove_recursive(dss_debugfs_dir);
+	if (dss->debugfs.root)
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(dss->debugfs.root);
 }
 
 struct dss_debugfs_entry {
@@ -947,8 +945,10 @@ static const struct file_operations dss_debug_fops = {
 	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
-struct dss_debugfs_entry *dss_debugfs_create_file(const char *name,
-		int (*show_fn)(struct seq_file *s, void *data), void *data)
+struct dss_debugfs_entry *
+dss_debugfs_create_file(struct dss_device *dss, const char *name,
+			int (*show_fn)(struct seq_file *s, void *data),
+			void *data)
 {
 	struct dss_debugfs_entry *entry;
 	struct dentry *d;
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ struct dss_debugfs_entry *dss_debugfs_create_file(const char *name,
 	entry->show_fn = show_fn;
 	entry->data = data;
 
-	d = debugfs_create_file(name, 0444, dss_debugfs_dir, entry,
+	d = debugfs_create_file(name, 0444, dss->debugfs.root, entry,
 				&dss_debug_fops);
 	if (IS_ERR(d)) {
 		kfree(entry);
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ static inline int dss_initialize_debugfs(struct dss_device *dss)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void dss_uninitialize_debugfs(void)
+static inline void dss_uninitialize_debugfs(struct dss_device *dss)
 {
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_OMAP2_DSS_DEBUGFS */
@@ -1382,9 +1382,10 @@ static int dss_bind(struct device *dev)
 	if (r)
 		goto err_component;
 
-	dss->debugfs.clk = dss_debugfs_create_file("clk", dss_debug_dump_clocks,
+	dss->debugfs.clk = dss_debugfs_create_file(dss, "clk",
+						   dss_debug_dump_clocks, dss);
+	dss->debugfs.dss = dss_debugfs_create_file(dss, "dss", dss_dump_regs,
 						   dss);
-	dss->debugfs.dss = dss_debugfs_create_file("dss", dss_dump_regs, dss);
 
 	pm_set_vt_switch(0);
 
@@ -1511,7 +1512,7 @@ static int dss_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_debugfs:
-	dss_uninitialize_debugfs();
+	dss_uninitialize_debugfs(dss);
 err_free_dss:
 	kfree(dss);
 	return r;
@@ -1523,7 +1524,7 @@ static int dss_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	component_master_del(&pdev->dev, &dss_component_ops);
 
-	dss_uninitialize_debugfs();
+	dss_uninitialize_debugfs(dss);
 	kfree(dss);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.h
index ceba8441c7cc..76a2561dfd22 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ struct dss_device {
 	const struct dss_features *feat;
 
 	struct {
+		struct dentry *root;
 		struct dss_debugfs_entry *clk;
 		struct dss_debugfs_entry *dss;
 	} debugfs;
@@ -299,12 +300,14 @@ static inline bool dss_mgr_is_lcd(enum omap_channel id)
 
 /* DSS */
 #if defined(CONFIG_OMAP2_DSS_DEBUGFS)
-struct dss_debugfs_entry *dss_debugfs_create_file(const char *name,
-		int (*show_fn)(struct seq_file *s, void *data), void *data);
+struct dss_debugfs_entry *
+dss_debugfs_create_file(struct dss_device *dss, const char *name,
+			int (*show_fn)(struct seq_file *s, void *data),
+			void *data);
 void dss_debugfs_remove_file(struct dss_debugfs_entry *entry);
 #else
 static inline struct dss_debugfs_entry *
-dss_debugfs_create_file(const char *name,
+dss_debugfs_create_file(struct dss_device *dss, const char *name,
 			int (*show_fn)(struct seq_file *s, void *data),
 			void *data)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
index 2050601fef0a..f523b426420f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
@@ -800,7 +800,8 @@ static int hdmi4_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	hdmi->debugfs = dss_debugfs_create_file("hdmi", hdmi_dump_regs, hdmi);
+	hdmi->debugfs = dss_debugfs_create_file(dss, "hdmi", hdmi_dump_regs,
+						hdmi);
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
index ec3b044925d0..9017d78a9756 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
@@ -794,7 +794,8 @@ static int hdmi5_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	hdmi->debugfs = dss_debugfs_create_file("hdmi", hdmi_dump_regs, hdmi);
+	hdmi->debugfs = dss_debugfs_create_file(dss, "hdmi", hdmi_dump_regs,
+						hdmi);
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/venc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/venc.c
index 449a82b84d03..5e475cafb7a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/venc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/venc.c
@@ -940,7 +940,8 @@ static int venc_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 		goto err_probe_of;
 	}
 
-	venc->debugfs = dss_debugfs_create_file("venc", venc_dump_regs, venc);
+	venc->debugfs = dss_debugfs_create_file(dss, "venc", venc_dump_regs,
+						venc);
 
 	venc_init_output(venc);
 
