diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
index 65728e0dc4ffd011fe87440510b76d34aa1b6ecb..0ee453fad3de652142ddce3b6af6f1c3bb52e95a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
@@ -987,15 +987,12 @@ static int __init br_netfilter_init(void)
 	if (brnf_sysctl_header == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 		       "br_netfilter: can't register to sysctl.\n");
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
+		nf_unregister_hooks(br_nf_ops, ARRAY_SIZE(br_nf_ops));
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 #endif
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "Bridge firewalling registered\n");
 	return 0;
-err1:
-	nf_unregister_hooks(br_nf_ops, ARRAY_SIZE(br_nf_ops));
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit br_netfilter_fini(void)