diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 46ad699937fdcc..8285a1c108c996 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -909,12 +909,12 @@ static int __init inet6_init(void)
 	err = register_pernet_subsys(&inet6_net_ops);
 	if (err)
 		goto register_pernet_fail;
-	err = icmpv6_init();
-	if (err)
-		goto icmp_fail;
 	err = ip6_mr_init();
 	if (err)
 		goto ipmr_fail;
+	err = icmpv6_init();
+	if (err)
+		goto icmp_fail;
 	err = ndisc_init();
 	if (err)
 		goto ndisc_fail;
@@ -1044,10 +1044,10 @@ static int __init inet6_init(void)
 	ndisc_cleanup();
 ndisc_fail:
 	ip6_mr_cleanup();
-ipmr_fail:
-	icmpv6_cleanup();
 icmp_fail:
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&inet6_net_ops);
+ipmr_fail:
+	icmpv6_cleanup();
 register_pernet_fail:
 	sock_unregister(PF_INET6);
 	rtnl_unregister_all(PF_INET6);