diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
index 63b74e781c5d..87f401100466 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
@@ -603,15 +603,18 @@ static const struct proc_ops i8k_proc_ops = {
 	.proc_ioctl	= i8k_ioctl,
 };
 
+static struct proc_dir_entry *entry;
+
 static void __init i8k_init_procfs(void)
 {
 	/* Register the proc entry */
-	proc_create("i8k", 0, NULL, &i8k_proc_ops);
+	entry = proc_create("i8k", 0, NULL, &i8k_proc_ops);
 }
 
 static void __exit i8k_exit_procfs(void)
 {
-	remove_proc_entry("i8k", NULL);
+	if (entry)
+		remove_proc_entry("i8k", NULL);
 }
 
 #else