diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index d275db195f1a..4053a09b8d33 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -2815,10 +2815,18 @@ static int __init ib_core_init(void)
 
 	nldev_init();
 	rdma_nl_register(RDMA_NL_LS, ibnl_ls_cb_table);
-	roce_gid_mgmt_init();
+	ret = roce_gid_mgmt_init();
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_warn("Couldn't init RoCE GID management\n");
+		goto err_parent;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_parent:
+	rdma_nl_unregister(RDMA_NL_LS);
+	nldev_exit();
+	unregister_pernet_device(&rdma_dev_net_ops);
 err_compat:
 	unregister_blocking_lsm_notifier(&ibdev_lsm_nb);
 err_sa:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
index b92358f606d0..12dc97067ed2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
@@ -2537,7 +2537,7 @@ void __init nldev_init(void)
 	rdma_nl_register(RDMA_NL_NLDEV, nldev_cb_table);
 }
 
-void __exit nldev_exit(void)
+void nldev_exit(void)
 {
 	rdma_nl_unregister(RDMA_NL_NLDEV);
 }