diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index eef1392b7f8e3e62170ec0df8927dc6b5e1ae0ec..fda403419ff20c853c2abc73effc3222d3a09622 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -3216,11 +3216,24 @@ static int __init pg_init(void)
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&pktgen_notifier_block);
 
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+		int err;
 		char buf[30];
 
 		sprintf(buf, "kpktgend_%i", cpu);
-		pktgen_create_thread(buf, cpu);
+		err = pktgen_create_thread(buf, cpu);
+		if (err)
+			printk("pktgen: WARNING: Cannot create thread for cpu %d (%d)\n",
+					cpu, err);
 	}
+
+	if (list_empty(&pktgen_threads)) {
+		printk("pktgen: ERROR: Initialization failed for all threads\n");
+		unregister_netdevice_notifier(&pktgen_notifier_block);
+		remove_proc_entry(PGCTRL, pg_proc_dir);
+		proc_net_remove(PG_PROC_DIR);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }