diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 26f81e2e1dfb..d5ddf283ed8e 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -2744,14 +2744,14 @@ static int __init smc_init(void)
 
 	rc = register_pernet_subsys(&smc_net_stat_ops);
 	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+		goto out_pernet_subsys;
 
 	smc_ism_init();
 	smc_clc_init();
 
 	rc = smc_nl_init();
 	if (rc)
-		goto out_pernet_subsys;
+		goto out_pernet_subsys_stat;
 
 	rc = smc_pnet_init();
 	if (rc)
@@ -2829,6 +2829,8 @@ out_pnet:
 	smc_pnet_exit();
 out_nl:
 	smc_nl_exit();
+out_pernet_subsys_stat:
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&smc_net_stat_ops);
 out_pernet_subsys:
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&smc_net_ops);