diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index d132997ab756..64ec4d278ffb 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -680,7 +680,6 @@ static struct dentry *
 event_subsystem_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *d_events)
 {
 	struct event_subsystem *system;
-	struct dentry *entry;
 
 	/* First see if we did not already create this dir */
 	list_for_each_entry(system, &event_subsystems, list) {
@@ -709,12 +708,6 @@ event_subsystem_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *d_events)
 
 	system->preds = NULL;
 
-	entry = debugfs_create_file("filter", 0644, system->entry, system,
-				    &ftrace_subsystem_filter_fops);
-	if (!entry)
-		pr_warning("Could not create debugfs "
-			   "'%s/filter' entry\n", name);
-
 	return system->entry;
 }
 
@@ -770,14 +763,13 @@ event_create_dir(struct ftrace_event_call *call, struct dentry *d_events)
 				   " events/%s\n", call->name);
 			return ret;
 		}
+		entry = debugfs_create_file("filter", 0644, call->dir, call,
+					    &ftrace_event_filter_fops);
+		if (!entry)
+			pr_warning("Could not create debugfs "
+				   "'%s/filter' entry\n", call->name);
 	}
 
-	entry = debugfs_create_file("filter", 0644, call->dir, call,
-				    &ftrace_event_filter_fops);
-	if (!entry)
-		pr_warning("Could not create debugfs "
-			   "'%s/filter' entry\n", call->name);
-
 	/* A trace may not want to export its format */
 	if (!call->show_format)
 		return 0;