diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
index 18319a6e6806..e29e4ccb5c5a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
@@ -1152,7 +1152,16 @@ static int __init nf_nat_init(void)
 	WARN_ON(nf_nat_hook != NULL);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_hook, &nat_hook);
 
-	return register_nf_nat_bpf();
+	ret = register_nf_nat_bpf();
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_hook, NULL);
+		nf_ct_helper_expectfn_unregister(&follow_master_nat);
+		synchronize_net();
+		unregister_pernet_subsys(&nat_net_ops);
+		kvfree(nf_nat_bysource);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit nf_nat_cleanup(void)