diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 3af0ecf1cc16859abecb7451df5cabe35d6dbf08..2a0bbd22854bd97b377139200f9e6b5e0ec2662f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -1199,6 +1199,7 @@ static int __init cfg80211_init(void)
 	regulatory_exit();
 out_fail_reg:
 	debugfs_remove(ieee80211_debugfs_dir);
+	nl80211_exit();
 out_fail_nl80211:
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&cfg80211_netdev_notifier);
 out_fail_notifier: