diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 0c874e996f8511ffaa06e84f347329dc2c169b4b..7621ec2f539cf5fe70b6c6edca3b5f0d16a6deee 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@ static int __init smc_init(void)
 
 	rc = smc_pnet_init();
 	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+		goto out_pernet_subsys;
 
 	rc = smc_llc_init();
 	if (rc) {
@@ -2080,6 +2080,9 @@ static int __init smc_init(void)
 	proto_unregister(&smc_proto);
 out_pnet:
 	smc_pnet_exit();
+out_pernet_subsys:
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&smc_net_ops);
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index 2d2850adc2a3fa7a6a8667d79add5678beb130ca..4ca50ddf8d1619a78e8a119ef2701d69957a8cd9 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -652,7 +652,10 @@ int smc_conn_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 		rc = smc_lgr_create(smc, ini);
 		if (rc)
 			goto out;
+		lgr = conn->lgr;
+		write_lock_bh(&lgr->conns_lock);
 		smc_lgr_register_conn(conn); /* add smc conn to lgr */
+		write_unlock_bh(&lgr->conns_lock);
 	}
 	conn->local_tx_ctrl.common.type = SMC_CDC_MSG_TYPE;
 	conn->local_tx_ctrl.len = SMC_WR_TX_SIZE;