diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index aa62004f1706f9c685b368379ce021c1f3474c72..383a027de4528d74bd976cc5bfa237be653c5e77 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -381,9 +381,12 @@ int __init register_nfs_fs(void)
 	ret = nfs_register_sysctl();
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error_2;
-	register_shrinker(&acl_shrinker);
+	ret = register_shrinker(&acl_shrinker);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error_3;
 	return 0;
-
+error_3:
+	nfs_unregister_sysctl();
 error_2:
 	unregister_nfs4_fs();
 error_1: