diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 89179e3166878..4bc0c357cb8ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -6161,15 +6161,24 @@ static int __init cxgb4_init_module(void)
 
 	ret = pci_register_driver(&cxgb4_driver);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		debugfs_remove(cxgb4_debugfs_root);
+		goto err_pci;
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 	if (!inet6addr_registered) {
-		register_inet6addr_notifier(&cxgb4_inet6addr_notifier);
-		inet6addr_registered = true;
+		ret = register_inet6addr_notifier(&cxgb4_inet6addr_notifier);
+		if (ret)
+			pci_unregister_driver(&cxgb4_driver);
+		else
+			inet6addr_registered = true;
 	}
 #endif
 
+	if (ret == 0)
+		return ret;
+
+err_pci:
+	debugfs_remove(cxgb4_debugfs_root);
+
 	return ret;
 }