diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 55949e60897d5a..0621c2faf24244 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1535,25 +1535,25 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 	retval = create_proc_exports_entry();
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_lockd;
-	retval = register_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
-	if (retval)
-		goto out_free_exports;
 	retval = register_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free_filesystem;
+		goto out_free_exports;
 	retval = register_cld_notifier();
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_subsys;
 	retval = nfsd4_create_laundry_wq();
+	if (retval)
+		goto out_free_cld;
+	retval = register_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_all;
 	return 0;
 out_free_all:
+	nfsd4_destroy_laundry_wq();
+out_free_cld:
 	unregister_cld_notifier();
 out_free_subsys:
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
-out_free_filesystem:
-	unregister_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
 out_free_exports:
 	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs/exports", NULL);
 	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs", NULL);
@@ -1571,6 +1571,7 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 
 static void __exit exit_nfsd(void)
 {
+	unregister_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
 	nfsd4_destroy_laundry_wq();
 	unregister_cld_notifier();
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
@@ -1581,7 +1582,6 @@ static void __exit exit_nfsd(void)
 	nfsd_lockd_shutdown();
 	nfsd4_free_slabs();
 	nfsd4_exit_pnfs();
-	unregister_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
 }
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Olaf Kirch <okir@monad.swb.de>");