diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c
index 6209f85a71ddb..0af9e997c9f67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static void *
-il3945_rs_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
+il3945_rs_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	return hw->priv;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
index 7c6e2c8634974..0a02d8aca3206 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
@@ -2474,7 +2474,7 @@ il4965_rs_fill_link_cmd(struct il_priv *il, struct il_lq_sta *lq_sta,
 }
 
 static void *
-il4965_rs_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
+il4965_rs_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	return hw->priv;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
index 226165db7dfd5..dac809df7f1dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
@@ -3019,7 +3019,7 @@ static void rs_fill_link_cmd(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			cpu_to_le16(priv->lib->bt_params->agg_time_limit);
 }
 
-static void *rs_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
+static void *rs_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	return hw->priv;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
index 1a990ed9c3ca6..08bef33a1d7e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
@@ -3665,7 +3665,7 @@ static void rs_fill_lq_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 			cpu_to_le16(iwl_mvm_coex_agg_time_limit(mvm, sta));
 }
 
-static void *rs_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
+static void *rs_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	return hw->priv;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c
index 0c7d74902d33b..4b5ea0ec91093 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void rtl_rate_update(void *ppriv,
 {
 }
 
-static void *rtl_rate_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
+static void *rtl_rate_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
 	return rtlpriv;
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 77e6b5a83b065..eec6d0a6ae610 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -5969,7 +5969,9 @@ enum rate_control_capabilities {
 struct rate_control_ops {
 	unsigned long capa;
 	const char *name;
-	void *(*alloc)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir);
+	void *(*alloc)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
+	void (*add_debugfs)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, void *priv,
+			    struct dentry *debugfsdir);
 	void (*free)(void *priv);
 
 	void *(*alloc_sta)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, gfp_t gfp);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index a14aef11ffb82..4945d6e6d1334 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -1161,8 +1161,6 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	local->tx_headroom = max_t(unsigned int , local->hw.extra_tx_headroom,
 				   IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_HEADROOM);
 
-	debugfs_hw_add(local);
-
 	/*
 	 * if the driver doesn't specify a max listen interval we
 	 * use 5 which should be a safe default
@@ -1254,6 +1252,9 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (result < 0)
 		goto fail_wiphy_register;
 
+	debugfs_hw_add(local);
+	rate_control_add_debugfs(local);
+
 	rtnl_lock();
 
 	/* add one default STA interface if supported */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index a1e9fc7878aa3..b051f125d3af2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -214,17 +214,16 @@ static ssize_t rcname_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
 				       ref->ops->name, len);
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations rcname_ops = {
+const struct file_operations rcname_ops = {
 	.read = rcname_read,
 	.open = simple_open,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 #endif
 
-static struct rate_control_ref *rate_control_alloc(const char *name,
-					    struct ieee80211_local *local)
+static struct rate_control_ref *
+rate_control_alloc(const char *name, struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
-	struct dentry *debugfsdir = NULL;
 	struct rate_control_ref *ref;
 
 	ref = kmalloc(sizeof(struct rate_control_ref), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -234,13 +233,7 @@ static struct rate_control_ref *rate_control_alloc(const char *name,
 	if (!ref->ops)
 		goto free;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
-	debugfsdir = debugfs_create_dir("rc", local->hw.wiphy->debugfsdir);
-	local->debugfs.rcdir = debugfsdir;
-	debugfs_create_file("name", 0400, debugfsdir, ref, &rcname_ops);
-#endif
-
-	ref->priv = ref->ops->alloc(&local->hw, debugfsdir);
+	ref->priv = ref->ops->alloc(&local->hw);
 	if (!ref->priv)
 		goto free;
 	return ref;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.h b/net/mac80211/rate.h
index 5397c6dad0561..79b44d3db171e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.h
@@ -60,6 +60,29 @@ static inline void rate_control_add_sta_debugfs(struct sta_info *sta)
 #endif
 }
 
+extern const struct file_operations rcname_ops;
+
+static inline void rate_control_add_debugfs(struct ieee80211_local *local)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
+	struct dentry *debugfsdir;
+
+	if (!local->rate_ctrl)
+		return;
+
+	if (!local->rate_ctrl->ops->add_debugfs)
+		return;
+
+	debugfsdir = debugfs_create_dir("rc", local->hw.wiphy->debugfsdir);
+	local->debugfs.rcdir = debugfsdir;
+	debugfs_create_file("name", 0400, debugfsdir,
+			    local->rate_ctrl, &rcname_ops);
+
+	local->rate_ctrl->ops->add_debugfs(&local->hw, local->rate_ctrl->priv,
+					   debugfsdir);
+#endif
+}
+
 void ieee80211_check_rate_mask(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 
 /* Get a reference to the rate control algorithm. If `name' is NULL, get the
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
index 694a31978a044..5dc3e5bc4e642 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ minstrel_ht_init_cck_rates(struct minstrel_priv *mp)
 }
 
 static void *
-minstrel_ht_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
+minstrel_ht_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct minstrel_priv *mp;
 
@@ -1673,7 +1673,17 @@ minstrel_ht_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
 	mp->update_interval = HZ / 10;
 	mp->new_avg = true;
 
+	minstrel_ht_init_cck_rates(mp);
+
+	return mp;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
+static void minstrel_ht_add_debugfs(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, void *priv,
+				    struct dentry *debugfsdir)
+{
+	struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
+
 	mp->fixed_rate_idx = (u32) -1;
 	debugfs_create_u32("fixed_rate_idx", S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO, debugfsdir,
 			   &mp->fixed_rate_idx);
@@ -1681,12 +1691,8 @@ minstrel_ht_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
 			   &mp->sample_switch);
 	debugfs_create_bool("new_avg", S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
 			   &mp->new_avg);
-#endif
-
-	minstrel_ht_init_cck_rates(mp);
-
-	return mp;
 }
+#endif
 
 static void
 minstrel_ht_free(void *priv)
@@ -1725,6 +1731,7 @@ static const struct rate_control_ops mac80211_minstrel_ht = {
 	.alloc = minstrel_ht_alloc,
 	.free = minstrel_ht_free,
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
+	.add_debugfs = minstrel_ht_add_debugfs,
 	.add_sta_debugfs = minstrel_ht_add_sta_debugfs,
 #endif
 	.get_expected_throughput = minstrel_ht_get_expected_throughput,
