diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
index 0b7edfd0b454..71c3507df9a0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
@@ -3554,18 +3554,18 @@ static int __init dm_cache_init(void)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	r = dm_register_target(&cache_target);
-	if (r) {
-		DMERR("cache target registration failed: %d", r);
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	migration_cache = KMEM_CACHE(dm_cache_migration, 0);
 	if (!migration_cache) {
 		dm_unregister_target(&cache_target);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	r = dm_register_target(&cache_target);
+	if (r) {
+		DMERR("cache target registration failed: %d", r);
+		return r;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index e8094d8fbe0d..35e82b14ded7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1965,13 +1965,6 @@ static int __init dm_multipath_init(void)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	r = dm_register_target(&multipath_target);
-	if (r < 0) {
-		DMERR("request-based register failed %d", r);
-		r = -EINVAL;
-		goto bad_register_target;
-	}
-
 	kmultipathd = alloc_workqueue("kmpathd", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
 	if (!kmultipathd) {
 		DMERR("failed to create workqueue kmpathd");
@@ -1993,13 +1986,20 @@ static int __init dm_multipath_init(void)
 		goto bad_alloc_kmpath_handlerd;
 	}
 
+	r = dm_register_target(&multipath_target);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		DMERR("request-based register failed %d", r);
+		r = -EINVAL;
+		goto bad_register_target;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
+bad_register_target:
+	destroy_workqueue(kmpath_handlerd);
 bad_alloc_kmpath_handlerd:
 	destroy_workqueue(kmultipathd);
 bad_alloc_kmultipathd:
-	dm_unregister_target(&multipath_target);
-bad_register_target:
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
index 1113b42e1eda..a0613bd8ed00 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
@@ -2411,24 +2411,6 @@ static int __init dm_snapshot_init(void)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = dm_register_target(&snapshot_target);
-	if (r < 0) {
-		DMERR("snapshot target register failed %d", r);
-		goto bad_register_snapshot_target;
-	}
-
-	r = dm_register_target(&origin_target);
-	if (r < 0) {
-		DMERR("Origin target register failed %d", r);
-		goto bad_register_origin_target;
-	}
-
-	r = dm_register_target(&merge_target);
-	if (r < 0) {
-		DMERR("Merge target register failed %d", r);
-		goto bad_register_merge_target;
-	}
-
 	r = init_origin_hash();
 	if (r) {
 		DMERR("init_origin_hash failed.");
@@ -2449,19 +2431,37 @@ static int __init dm_snapshot_init(void)
 		goto bad_pending_cache;
 	}
 
+	r = dm_register_target(&snapshot_target);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		DMERR("snapshot target register failed %d", r);
+		goto bad_register_snapshot_target;
+	}
+
+	r = dm_register_target(&origin_target);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		DMERR("Origin target register failed %d", r);
+		goto bad_register_origin_target;
+	}
+
+	r = dm_register_target(&merge_target);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		DMERR("Merge target register failed %d", r);
+		goto bad_register_merge_target;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
-bad_pending_cache:
-	kmem_cache_destroy(exception_cache);
-bad_exception_cache:
-	exit_origin_hash();
-bad_origin_hash:
-	dm_unregister_target(&merge_target);
 bad_register_merge_target:
 	dm_unregister_target(&origin_target);
 bad_register_origin_target:
 	dm_unregister_target(&snapshot_target);
 bad_register_snapshot_target:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(pending_cache);
+bad_pending_cache:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(exception_cache);
+bad_exception_cache:
+	exit_origin_hash();
+bad_origin_hash:
 	dm_exception_store_exit();
 
 	return r;
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 1e25705209c2..02e42ba2ecbc 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -4355,30 +4355,28 @@ static struct target_type thin_target = {
 
 static int __init dm_thin_init(void)
 {
-	int r;
+	int r = -ENOMEM;
 
 	pool_table_init();
 
+	_new_mapping_cache = KMEM_CACHE(dm_thin_new_mapping, 0);
+	if (!_new_mapping_cache)
+		return r;
+
 	r = dm_register_target(&thin_target);
 	if (r)
-		return r;
+		goto bad_new_mapping_cache;
 
 	r = dm_register_target(&pool_target);
 	if (r)
-		goto bad_pool_target;
-
-	r = -ENOMEM;
-
-	_new_mapping_cache = KMEM_CACHE(dm_thin_new_mapping, 0);
-	if (!_new_mapping_cache)
-		goto bad_new_mapping_cache;
+		goto bad_thin_target;
 
 	return 0;
 
-bad_new_mapping_cache:
-	dm_unregister_target(&pool_target);
-bad_pool_target:
+bad_thin_target:
 	dm_unregister_target(&thin_target);
+bad_new_mapping_cache:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(_new_mapping_cache);
 
 	return r;
 }