diff --git a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
index 553d0ad4a2fa..2f3cd09ee0df 100644
--- a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
+++ b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
@@ -2058,14 +2058,14 @@ static int __init kcm_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto fail;
 
-	err = sock_register(&kcm_family_ops);
-	if (err)
-		goto sock_register_fail;
-
 	err = register_pernet_device(&kcm_net_ops);
 	if (err)
 		goto net_ops_fail;
 
+	err = sock_register(&kcm_family_ops);
+	if (err)
+		goto sock_register_fail;
+
 	err = kcm_proc_init();
 	if (err)
 		goto proc_init_fail;
@@ -2073,12 +2073,12 @@ static int __init kcm_init(void)
 	return 0;
 
 proc_init_fail:
-	unregister_pernet_device(&kcm_net_ops);
-
-net_ops_fail:
 	sock_unregister(PF_KCM);
 
 sock_register_fail:
+	unregister_pernet_device(&kcm_net_ops);
+
+net_ops_fail:
 	proto_unregister(&kcm_proto);
 
 fail:
@@ -2094,8 +2094,8 @@ fail:
 static void __exit kcm_exit(void)
 {
 	kcm_proc_exit();
-	unregister_pernet_device(&kcm_net_ops);
 	sock_unregister(PF_KCM);
+	unregister_pernet_device(&kcm_net_ops);
 	proto_unregister(&kcm_proto);
 	destroy_workqueue(kcm_wq);