diff --git a/net/qrtr/ns.c b/net/qrtr/ns.c
index 56aaf8cb6527..8d00dfe8139e 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/ns.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/ns.c
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ static void qrtr_ns_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 	queue_work(qrtr_ns.workqueue, &qrtr_ns.work);
 }
 
-void qrtr_ns_init(void)
+int qrtr_ns_init(void)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_qrtr sq;
 	int ret;
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ void qrtr_ns_init(void)
 	ret = sock_create_kern(&init_net, AF_QIPCRTR, SOCK_DGRAM,
 			       PF_QIPCRTR, &qrtr_ns.sock);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return;
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = kernel_getsockname(qrtr_ns.sock, (struct sockaddr *)&sq);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -797,12 +797,13 @@ void qrtr_ns_init(void)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_wq;
 
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 err_wq:
 	destroy_workqueue(qrtr_ns.workqueue);
 err_sock:
 	sock_release(qrtr_ns.sock);
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qrtr_ns_init);
 
diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index f4ab3ca6d73b..b34358282f37 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -1287,13 +1287,19 @@ static int __init qrtr_proto_init(void)
 		return rc;
 
 	rc = sock_register(&qrtr_family);
-	if (rc) {
-		proto_unregister(&qrtr_proto);
-		return rc;
-	}
+	if (rc)
+		goto err_proto;
 
-	qrtr_ns_init();
+	rc = qrtr_ns_init();
+	if (rc)
+		goto err_sock;
 
+	return 0;
+
+err_sock:
+	sock_unregister(qrtr_family.family);
+err_proto:
+	proto_unregister(&qrtr_proto);
 	return rc;
 }
 postcore_initcall(qrtr_proto_init);
diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.h b/net/qrtr/qrtr.h
index dc2b67f17927..3f2d28696062 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.h
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void qrtr_endpoint_unregister(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep);
 
 int qrtr_endpoint_post(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, const void *data, size_t len);
 
-void qrtr_ns_init(void);
+int qrtr_ns_init(void);
 
 void qrtr_ns_remove(void);