diff --git a/drivers/accel/drm_accel.c b/drivers/accel/drm_accel.c
index aa826033b0ce..ca3357acd127 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/drm_accel.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/drm_accel.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 DEFINE_XARRAY_ALLOC(accel_minors_xa);
 
-static struct dentry *accel_debugfs_root;
-
 static const struct device_type accel_sysfs_device_minor = {
 	.name = "accel_minor"
 };
@@ -73,17 +71,6 @@ static const struct drm_info_list accel_debugfs_list[] = {
 };
 #define ACCEL_DEBUGFS_ENTRIES ARRAY_SIZE(accel_debugfs_list)
 
-/**
- * accel_debugfs_init() - Initialize debugfs for device
- * @dev: Pointer to the device instance.
- *
- * This function creates a root directory for the device in debugfs.
- */
-void accel_debugfs_init(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	drm_debugfs_dev_init(dev, accel_debugfs_root);
-}
-
 /**
  * accel_debugfs_register() - Register debugfs for device
  * @dev: Pointer to the device instance.
@@ -194,7 +181,6 @@ static const struct file_operations accel_stub_fops = {
 void accel_core_exit(void)
 {
 	unregister_chrdev(ACCEL_MAJOR, "accel");
-	debugfs_remove(accel_debugfs_root);
 	accel_sysfs_destroy();
 	WARN_ON(!xa_empty(&accel_minors_xa));
 }
@@ -209,8 +195,6 @@ int __init accel_core_init(void)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	accel_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("accel", NULL);
-
 	ret = register_chrdev(ACCEL_MAJOR, "accel", &accel_stub_fops);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		DRM_ERROR("Cannot register ACCEL major: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
index abceb28b23fc..a084d16a3cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 #include "drm_crtc_internal.h"
 #include "drm_internal.h"
 
+static struct dentry *accel_debugfs_root;
+static struct dentry *drm_debugfs_root;
+
 /***************************************************
  * Initialization, etc.
  **************************************************/
@@ -287,16 +290,39 @@ int drm_debugfs_remove_files(const struct drm_info_list *files, int count,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_debugfs_remove_files);
 
+void drm_debugfs_bridge_params(void)
+{
+	drm_bridge_debugfs_params(drm_debugfs_root);
+}
+
+void drm_debugfs_init_root(void)
+{
+	drm_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("dri", NULL);
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL)
+	accel_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("accel", NULL);
+#endif
+}
+
+void drm_debugfs_remove_root(void)
+{
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_ACCEL)
+	debugfs_remove(accel_debugfs_root);
+#endif
+	debugfs_remove(drm_debugfs_root);
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_debugfs_dev_init - create debugfs directory for the device
  * @dev: the device which we want to create the directory for
- * @root: the parent directory depending on the device type
  *
  * Creates the debugfs directory for the device under the given root directory.
  */
-void drm_debugfs_dev_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct dentry *root)
+void drm_debugfs_dev_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
-	dev->debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(dev->unique, root);
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_COMPUTE_ACCEL))
+		dev->debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(dev->unique, accel_debugfs_root);
+	else
+		dev->debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(dev->unique, drm_debugfs_root);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -323,14 +349,13 @@ void drm_debugfs_dev_register(struct drm_device *dev)
 		drm_atomic_debugfs_init(dev);
 }
 
-int drm_debugfs_register(struct drm_minor *minor, int minor_id,
-			 struct dentry *root)
+int drm_debugfs_register(struct drm_minor *minor, int minor_id)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = minor->dev;
 	char name[64];
 
 	sprintf(name, "%d", minor_id);
-	minor->debugfs_symlink = debugfs_create_symlink(name, root,
+	minor->debugfs_symlink = debugfs_create_symlink(name, drm_debugfs_root,
 							dev->unique);
 
 	/* TODO: Only for compatibility with drivers */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
index 02556363e918..cdd591b11488 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ DEFINE_XARRAY_ALLOC(drm_minors_xa);
  */
 static bool drm_core_init_complete;
 
-static struct dentry *drm_debugfs_root;
-
 DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(drm_unplug_srcu);
 
 /*
@@ -186,8 +184,7 @@ static int drm_minor_register(struct drm_device *dev, enum drm_minor_type type)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (minor->type != DRM_MINOR_ACCEL) {
-		ret = drm_debugfs_register(minor, minor->index,
-					   drm_debugfs_root);
+		ret = drm_debugfs_register(minor, minor->index);
 		if (ret) {
 			DRM_ERROR("DRM: Failed to initialize /sys/kernel/debug/dri.\n");
 			goto err_debugfs;
@@ -787,10 +784,7 @@ static int drm_dev_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_COMPUTE_ACCEL))
-		accel_debugfs_init(dev);
-	else
-		drm_debugfs_dev_init(dev, drm_debugfs_root);
+	drm_debugfs_dev_init(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1230,7 +1224,7 @@ static void drm_core_exit(void)
 	drm_panic_exit();
 	accel_core_exit();
 	unregister_chrdev(DRM_MAJOR, "drm");
-	debugfs_remove(drm_debugfs_root);
+	drm_debugfs_remove_root();
 	drm_sysfs_destroy();
 	WARN_ON(!xa_empty(&drm_minors_xa));
 	drm_connector_ida_destroy();
@@ -1249,8 +1243,8 @@ static int __init drm_core_init(void)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	drm_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("dri", NULL);
-	drm_bridge_debugfs_params(drm_debugfs_root);
+	drm_debugfs_init_root();
+	drm_debugfs_bridge_params();
 
 	ret = register_chrdev(DRM_MAJOR, "drm", &drm_stub_fops);
 	if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
index 442eb31351dd..9078504e789c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ void drm_gem_vunmap_locked(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct iosys_map *map);
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
 void drm_debugfs_dev_fini(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_debugfs_dev_register(struct drm_device *dev);
-int drm_debugfs_register(struct drm_minor *minor, int minor_id,
-			 struct dentry *root);
+int drm_debugfs_register(struct drm_minor *minor, int minor_id);
 void drm_debugfs_unregister(struct drm_minor *minor);
 void drm_debugfs_connector_add(struct drm_connector *connector);
 void drm_debugfs_connector_remove(struct drm_connector *connector);
@@ -201,8 +200,7 @@ static inline void drm_debugfs_dev_register(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 }
 
-static inline int drm_debugfs_register(struct drm_minor *minor, int minor_id,
-				       struct dentry *root)
+static inline int drm_debugfs_register(struct drm_minor *minor, int minor_id)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_accel.h b/include/drm/drm_accel.h
index 038ccb02f9a3..20a665ec6f16 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_accel.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_accel.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ void accel_core_exit(void);
 int accel_core_init(void);
 void accel_set_device_instance_params(struct device *kdev, int index);
 int accel_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
-void accel_debugfs_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 void accel_debugfs_register(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 #else
@@ -77,10 +76,6 @@ static inline void accel_set_device_instance_params(struct device *kdev, int ind
 {
 }
 
-static inline void accel_debugfs_init(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-}
-
 static inline void accel_debugfs_register(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_drv.h b/include/drm/drm_drv.h
index 3f76a32d6b84..42fc085f986d 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_drv.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_drv.h
@@ -572,9 +572,24 @@ static inline bool drm_firmware_drivers_only(void)
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
-void drm_debugfs_dev_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct dentry *root);
+void drm_debugfs_dev_init(struct drm_device *dev);
+void drm_debugfs_init_root(void);
+void drm_debugfs_remove_root(void);
+void drm_debugfs_bridge_params(void);
 #else
-static inline void drm_debugfs_dev_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct dentry *root)
+static inline void drm_debugfs_dev_init(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void drm_debugfs_init_root(void)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void drm_debugfs_remove_root(void)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void drm_debugfs_bridge_params(void)
 {
 }
 #endif