diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_calipso.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_calipso.c
index f1d5b8465217..a07c2216d28b 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_calipso.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_calipso.c
@@ -54,6 +54,28 @@ static const struct nla_policy calipso_genl_policy[NLBL_CALIPSO_A_MAX + 1] = {
 	[NLBL_CALIPSO_A_MTYPE] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
+static const struct netlbl_calipso_ops *calipso_ops;
+
+/**
+ * netlbl_calipso_ops_register - Register the CALIPSO operations
+ * @ops: ops to register
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Register the CALIPSO packet engine operations.
+ *
+ */
+const struct netlbl_calipso_ops *
+netlbl_calipso_ops_register(const struct netlbl_calipso_ops *ops)
+{
+	return xchg(&calipso_ops, ops);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlbl_calipso_ops_register);
+
+static const struct netlbl_calipso_ops *netlbl_calipso_ops_get(void)
+{
+	return READ_ONCE(calipso_ops);
+}
+
 /* NetLabel Command Handlers
  */
 /**
@@ -96,15 +118,18 @@ static int netlbl_calipso_add_pass(struct genl_info *info,
  *
  */
 static int netlbl_calipso_add(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
-
 {
 	int ret_val = -EINVAL;
 	struct netlbl_audit audit_info;
+	const struct netlbl_calipso_ops *ops = netlbl_calipso_ops_get();
 
 	if (!info->attrs[NLBL_CALIPSO_A_DOI] ||
 	    !info->attrs[NLBL_CALIPSO_A_MTYPE])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!ops)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	netlbl_netlink_auditinfo(&audit_info);
 	switch (nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NLBL_CALIPSO_A_MTYPE])) {
 	case CALIPSO_MAP_PASS:
@@ -363,28 +388,6 @@ int __init netlbl_calipso_genl_init(void)
 	return genl_register_family(&netlbl_calipso_gnl_family);
 }
 
-static const struct netlbl_calipso_ops *calipso_ops;
-
-/**
- * netlbl_calipso_ops_register - Register the CALIPSO operations
- * @ops: ops to register
- *
- * Description:
- * Register the CALIPSO packet engine operations.
- *
- */
-const struct netlbl_calipso_ops *
-netlbl_calipso_ops_register(const struct netlbl_calipso_ops *ops)
-{
-	return xchg(&calipso_ops, ops);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlbl_calipso_ops_register);
-
-static const struct netlbl_calipso_ops *netlbl_calipso_ops_get(void)
-{
-	return READ_ONCE(calipso_ops);
-}
-
 /**
  * calipso_doi_add - Add a new DOI to the CALIPSO protocol engine
  * @doi_def: the DOI structure