@@ -1522,12 +1522,9 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 	int retval;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir@monad.swb.de).\n");
 
-	retval = register_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
-	if (retval < 0)
-		return retval;
 	retval = register_cld_notifier();
 	if (retval)
-		goto out_unregister_pernet;
+		return retval;
 	retval = nfsd4_init_slabs();
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_unregister_notifier;

@@ -1544,9 +1541,14 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 		goto out_free_lockd;
 	retval = register_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
 	if (retval)
+		goto out_free_exports;
+	retval = register_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
+	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out_free_all;
 	return 0;
 out_free_all:
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
+out_free_exports:
 	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs/exports", NULL);
 	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs", NULL);
 out_free_lockd:

@@ -1559,13 +1561,12 @@ out_free_slabs:
 	nfsd4_free_slabs();
 out_unregister_notifier:
 	unregister_cld_notifier();
-out_unregister_pernet:
-	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
 	return retval;
 }
 
 static void __exit exit_nfsd(void)
 {
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
 	nfsd_drc_slab_free();
 	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs/exports", NULL);
 	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs", NULL);

@@ -1575,7 +1576,6 @@ static void __exit exit_nfsd(void)
 	nfsd4_exit_pnfs();
 	unregister_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
 	unregister_cld_notifier();
-	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
 }
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Olaf Kirch <okir@monad.swb.de>");