diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 3bddf5332b6d..c154e7f98e6d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -2179,11 +2179,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_net_id);
 static int nfs_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	nfs_clients_init(net);
+	rpc_proc_register(net, &nfs_rpcstat);
 	return nfs_fs_proc_net_init(net);
 }
 
 static void nfs_net_exit(struct net *net)
 {
+	rpc_proc_unregister(net, "nfs");
 	nfs_fs_proc_net_exit(net);
 	nfs_clients_exit(net);
 }
@@ -2242,15 +2244,12 @@ static int __init init_nfs_fs(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto out1;
 
-	rpc_proc_register(&init_net, &nfs_rpcstat);
-
 	err = register_nfs_fs();
 	if (err)
 		goto out0;
 
 	return 0;
 out0:
-	rpc_proc_unregister(&init_net, "nfs");
 	nfs_destroy_directcache();
 out1:
 	nfs_destroy_writepagecache();
@@ -2283,7 +2282,6 @@ static void __exit exit_nfs_fs(void)
 	nfs_destroy_nfspagecache();
 	nfs_fscache_unregister();
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfs_net_ops);
-	rpc_proc_unregister(&init_net, "nfs");
 	unregister_nfs_fs();
 	nfs_fs_proc_exit();
 	nfsiod_stop();