diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c b/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c
index 1f87a02c3399..9b0d38812eb6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c
@@ -542,6 +542,10 @@ rcu_perf_cleanup(void)
 
 	if (torture_cleanup_begin())
 		return;
+	if (!cur_ops) {
+		torture_cleanup_end();
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (reader_tasks) {
 		for (i = 0; i < nrealreaders; i++)
@@ -663,6 +667,7 @@ rcu_perf_init(void)
 			pr_alert(" %s", perf_ops[i]->name);
 		pr_alert("\n");
 		firsterr = -EINVAL;
+		cur_ops = NULL;
 		goto unwind;
 	}
 	if (cur_ops->init)