diff --git a/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index f98de32aeea1..9cf314b3f079 100644
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -1746,6 +1746,7 @@ static int __init init_mqueue_fs(void)
 	unregister_filesystem(&mqueue_fs_type);
 out_sysctl:
 	kmem_cache_destroy(mqueue_inode_cachep);
+	retire_mq_sysctls(&init_ipc_ns);
 	return error;
 }