diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
index af7a4b8b1e9c..247296e3294b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
@@ -289,9 +289,13 @@ int __init xfrm6_init(void)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_state;
 
-	register_pernet_subsys(&xfrm6_net_ops);
+	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&xfrm6_net_ops);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_protocol;
 out:
 	return ret;
+out_protocol:
+	xfrm6_protocol_fini();
 out_state:
 	xfrm6_state_fini();
 out_policy: