diff --git a/msm/msm_drv.c b/msm/msm_drv.c
index 74f8a8da8e..765890d822 100644
--- a/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -873,16 +873,7 @@ static int msm_drm_component_init(struct device *dev)
 		drm_client_register(&kms->client);
 	}
 
-	priv->debug_root = debugfs_create_dir("debug",
-					ddev->primary->debugfs_root);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(priv->debug_root)) {
-		pr_err("debugfs_root create_dir fail, error %ld\n",
-		       PTR_ERR(priv->debug_root));
-		priv->debug_root = NULL;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	ret = sde_dbg_debugfs_register(priv->debug_root);
+	ret = sde_dbg_debugfs_register(dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to reg sde dbg debugfs: %d\n", ret);
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/msm/sde_dbg.c b/msm/sde_dbg.c
index 849c0fa363..3824f72622 100644
--- a/msm/sde_dbg.c
+++ b/msm/sde_dbg.c
@@ -6003,14 +6003,37 @@ static const struct file_operations sde_reg_fops = {
 #endif
 };
 
-int sde_dbg_debugfs_register(struct dentry *debugfs_root)
+int sde_dbg_debugfs_register(struct device *dev)
 {
 	static struct sde_dbg_base *dbg = &sde_dbg_base;
 	struct sde_dbg_reg_base *blk_base;
 	char debug_name[80] = "";
+	struct dentry *debugfs_root = NULL;
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
+	struct drm_device *ddev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = NULL;
 
-	if (!debugfs_root)
+	if (!ddev) {
+		pr_err("Invalid drm device node\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	priv = ddev->dev_private;
+	if (!priv) {
+		pr_err("Invalid msm drm private node\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("debug",
+			ddev->primary->debugfs_root);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(debugfs_root)) {
+		pr_err("debugfs_root create_dir fail, error %ld\n",
+				PTR_ERR(debugfs_root));
+		priv->debug_root = NULL;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	priv->debug_root = debugfs_root;
 
 	debugfs_create_file("dbg_ctrl", 0600, debugfs_root, NULL,
 			&sde_dbg_ctrl_fops);
diff --git a/msm/sde_dbg.h b/msm/sde_dbg.h
index da7fde80b0..05fb0d586a 100644
--- a/msm/sde_dbg.h
+++ b/msm/sde_dbg.h
@@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ int sde_dbg_init(struct device *dev);
 
 /**
  * sde_dbg_debugfs_register - register entries at the given debugfs dir
- * @debugfs_root:	debugfs root in which to create sde debug entries
+ * @dev:	pointer to device
  * Returns:	0 or -ERROR
  */
-int sde_dbg_debugfs_register(struct dentry *debugfs_root);
+int sde_dbg_debugfs_register(struct device *dev);
 
 /**
  * sde_dbg_destroy - destroy the global sde debug facilities
@@ -404,6 +404,12 @@ static inline ssize_t sde_evtlog_dump_to_buffer(struct sde_dbg_evtlog *evtlog,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int sde_dbg_dsi_ctrl_register(void __iomem *base,
+		const char *name)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void sde_dbg_init_dbg_buses(u32 hwversion)
 {
 }
@@ -414,7 +420,7 @@ static inline int sde_dbg_init(struct device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int sde_dbg_debugfs_register(struct dentry *debugfs_root)
+static inline int sde_dbg_debugfs_register(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }