diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index c596c6f1e45717af99da5139d3c5078782deafbe..0b7af7e2bcbb17ec8a52b2fef39faf8ef87427ed 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -1826,6 +1826,10 @@ rcu_torture_cleanup(void)
 			cur_ops->cb_barrier();
 		return;
 	}
+	if (!cur_ops) {
+		torture_cleanup_end();
+		return;
+	}
 
 	rcu_torture_barrier_cleanup();
 	torture_stop_kthread(rcu_torture_stall, stall_task);
@@ -1964,6 +1968,7 @@ rcu_torture_init(void)
 			pr_cont(" %s", torture_ops[i]->name);
 		pr_cont("\n");
 		firsterr = -EINVAL;
+		cur_ops = NULL;
 		goto unwind;
 	}
 	if (cur_ops->fqs == NULL && fqs_duration != 0) {