diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index ff6dd86bdc9f..c6b4a62276f6 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -3501,6 +3501,7 @@ out_pnet:
 out_nl:
 	smc_nl_exit();
 out_ism:
+	smc_clc_exit();
 	smc_ism_exit();
 out_pernet_subsys_stat:
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&smc_net_stat_ops);