diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 46f08bb17cf65fbf38291f9dae963bed9df13221..b821c50b062fef80c12e2e9d48d54469566407b7 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1589,12 +1589,9 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_pnfs;
 	nfsd_lockd_init();	/* lockd->nfsd callbacks */
-	retval = create_proc_exports_entry();
-	if (retval)
-		goto out_free_lockd;
 	retval = register_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free_exports;
+		goto out_free_lockd;
 	retval = register_cld_notifier();
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_subsys;
@@ -1602,18 +1599,20 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_cld;
 	retval = register_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
+	if (retval)
+		goto out_free_nfsd4;
+	retval = create_proc_exports_entry();
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_all;
 	return 0;
 out_free_all:
+	unregister_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
+out_free_nfsd4:
 	nfsd4_destroy_laundry_wq();
 out_free_cld:
 	unregister_cld_notifier();
 out_free_subsys:
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
-out_free_exports:
-	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs/exports", NULL);
-	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs", NULL);
 out_free_lockd:
 	nfsd_lockd_shutdown();
 	nfsd_drc_slab_free();
@@ -1626,13 +1625,13 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 
 static void __exit exit_nfsd(void)
 {
+	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs/exports", NULL);
+	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs", NULL);
 	unregister_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
 	nfsd4_destroy_laundry_wq();
 	unregister_cld_notifier();
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
 	nfsd_drc_slab_free();
-	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs/exports", NULL);
-	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs", NULL);
 	nfsd_lockd_shutdown();
 	nfsd4_free_slabs();
 	nfsd4_exit_pnfs();