diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 47b04f0e14ec..8e6d32c1067a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -4729,10 +4729,10 @@ amdgpu_dm_connector_atomic_duplicate_state(struct drm_connector *connector)
 static int
 amdgpu_dm_connector_late_register(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
 	struct amdgpu_dm_connector *amdgpu_dm_connector =
 		to_amdgpu_dm_connector(connector);
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
 	connector_debugfs_init(amdgpu_dm_connector);
 #endif