diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 20e7c2ef3..a7e6cf473 100755
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1543,12 +1543,14 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 		goto out_free_filesystem;
 	retval = register_cld_notifier();
 	if (retval)
-		goto out_free_all;
+		goto out_free_subsys;
 	retval = nfsd4_create_laundry_wq();
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_all;
 	return 0;
 out_free_all:
+	unregister_cld_notifier();
+out_free_subsys:
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
 out_free_filesystem:
 	unregister_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);