diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
index b0153617fe0e..7bce5f982e58 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
@@ -854,7 +854,14 @@ static int __init vhost_vsock_init(void)
 				  VSOCK_TRANSPORT_F_H2G);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	return misc_register(&vhost_vsock_misc);
+
+	ret = misc_register(&vhost_vsock_misc);
+	if (ret) {
+		vsock_core_unregister(&vhost_transport.transport);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 };
 
 static void __exit vhost_vsock_exit(void)