1 files changed, 14 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 60b8a2254046..af5b30787662 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -934,12 +934,6 @@ static int __init inet6_init(void)
         err = register_pernet_subsys(&inet6_net_ops);
         if (err)
                 goto register_pernet_fail;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-        err = ipv6_sysctl_register();
-        if (err)
-                goto sysctl_fail;
-#endif
         err = icmpv6_init();
         if (err)
                 goto icmp_fail;
@@ -1006,9 +1000,19 @@ static int __init inet6_init(void)
         err = ipv6_packet_init();
         if (err)
                 goto ipv6_packet_fail;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+        err = ipv6_sysctl_register();
+        if (err)
+                goto sysctl_fail;
+#endif
 out:
         return err;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+sysctl_fail:
+        ipv6_packet_cleanup();
+#endif
 ipv6_packet_fail:
         tcpv6_exit();
 tcpv6_fail:
@@ -1050,10 +1054,6 @@ igmp_fail:
 ndisc_fail:
         icmpv6_cleanup();
 icmp_fail:
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-        ipv6_sysctl_unregister();
-sysctl_fail:
-#endif
         unregister_pernet_subsys(&inet6_net_ops);
 register_pernet_fail:
         cleanup_ipv6_mibs();
@@ -1083,6 +1083,9 @@ static void __exit inet6_exit(void)
         /* Disallow any further netlink messages */
         rtnl_unregister_all(PF_INET6);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+        ipv6_sysctl_unregister();
+#endif
         udpv6_exit();
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_UDPLITE
         udplitev6_exit();
@@ -1112,9 +1115,7 @@ static void __exit inet6_exit(void)
         ndisc_cleanup();
         icmpv6_cleanup();
         rawv6_exit();
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-        ipv6_sysctl_unregister();
-#endif
+
         unregister_pernet_subsys(&inet6_net_ops);
         cleanup_ipv6_mibs();
         proto_unregister(&rawv6_prot);