diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
index 432f95780003f2e36a4d0fb08aaa10b900e052ff..ba65b2041eb4b7f747f7df605a049e7922b32a55 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
@@ -969,6 +969,10 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_proto_dccp_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&dccp_net_ops);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out_pernet;
+
 	ret = nf_ct_l4proto_register(&dccp_proto4);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_dccp4;
@@ -977,16 +981,12 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_proto_dccp_init(void)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_dccp6;
 
-	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&dccp_net_ops);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_pernet;
-
 	return 0;
-out_pernet:
-	nf_ct_l4proto_unregister(&dccp_proto6);
 out_dccp6:
 	nf_ct_l4proto_unregister(&dccp_proto4);
 out_dccp4:
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&dccp_net_ops);
+out_pernet:
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c
index bd7d01d9c7e77d0e8a3a1e50116f854bb4925e14..155ce9f8a0db047d0e100b1d0283b8b36cd6e082 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c
@@ -420,18 +420,18 @@ static int __init nf_ct_proto_gre_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nf_ct_l4proto_register(&nf_conntrack_l4proto_gre4);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_gre4;
-
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&proto_gre_net_ops);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_pernet;
 
+	ret = nf_ct_l4proto_register(&nf_conntrack_l4proto_gre4);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out_gre4;
+
 	return 0;
-out_pernet:
-	nf_ct_l4proto_unregister(&nf_conntrack_l4proto_gre4);
 out_gre4:
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&proto_gre_net_ops);
+out_pernet:
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
index 480f616d59361e0fff4abf182dc9f35974606187..ec83536def9ab89aca0678ac7b7e02a5509b4f01 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
@@ -888,6 +888,10 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_proto_sctp_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&sctp_net_ops);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out_pernet;
+
 	ret = nf_ct_l4proto_register(&nf_conntrack_l4proto_sctp4);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_sctp4;
@@ -896,16 +900,12 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_proto_sctp_init(void)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_sctp6;
 
-	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&sctp_net_ops);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_pernet;
-
 	return 0;
-out_pernet:
-	nf_ct_l4proto_unregister(&nf_conntrack_l4proto_sctp6);
 out_sctp6:
 	nf_ct_l4proto_unregister(&nf_conntrack_l4proto_sctp4);
 out_sctp4:
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&sctp_net_ops);
+out_pernet:
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udplite.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udplite.c
index 157489581c313b02456b18d0e3e886746a60671f..ca969f6273f77a58851858357c25285b9f22e10e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udplite.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udplite.c
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_proto_udplite_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&udplite_net_ops);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out_pernet;
+
 	ret = nf_ct_l4proto_register(&nf_conntrack_l4proto_udplite4);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_udplite4;
@@ -379,16 +383,12 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_proto_udplite_init(void)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_udplite6;
 
-	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&udplite_net_ops);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_pernet;
-
 	return 0;
-out_pernet:
-	nf_ct_l4proto_unregister(&nf_conntrack_l4proto_udplite6);
 out_udplite6:
 	nf_ct_l4proto_unregister(&nf_conntrack_l4proto_udplite4);
 out_udplite4:
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&udplite_net_ops);
+out_pernet:
 	return ret;
 }