diff --git a/include/linux/atalk.h b/include/linux/atalk.h
index 23f805562f4e..5a90f28d5ff2 100644
--- a/include/linux/atalk.h
+++ b/include/linux/atalk.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ extern int sysctl_aarp_retransmit_limit;
 extern int sysctl_aarp_resolve_time;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-extern void atalk_register_sysctl(void);
+extern int atalk_register_sysctl(void);
 extern void atalk_unregister_sysctl(void);
 #else
 #define atalk_register_sysctl()		do { } while(0)
diff --git a/net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c b/net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
index bd8734ef80b8..77f203f1febc 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ out:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-void __exit atalk_proc_exit(void)
+void atalk_proc_exit(void)
 {
 	remove_proc_subtree("atalk", init_net.proc_net);
 }
diff --git a/net/appletalk/ddp.c b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
index 9b6bc5abe946..795fbc6c06aa 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/ddp.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
@@ -1910,12 +1910,16 @@ static const char atalk_err_snap[] __initconst =
 /* Called by proto.c on kernel start up */
 static int __init atalk_init(void)
 {
-	int rc = proto_register(&ddp_proto, 0);
+	int rc;
 
-	if (rc != 0)
+	rc = proto_register(&ddp_proto, 0);
+	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
-	(void)sock_register(&atalk_family_ops);
+	rc = sock_register(&atalk_family_ops);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_proto;
+
 	ddp_dl = register_snap_client(ddp_snap_id, atalk_rcv);
 	if (!ddp_dl)
 		printk(atalk_err_snap);
@@ -1923,12 +1927,33 @@ static int __init atalk_init(void)
 	dev_add_pack(&ltalk_packet_type);
 	dev_add_pack(&ppptalk_packet_type);
 
-	register_netdevice_notifier(&ddp_notifier);
+	rc = register_netdevice_notifier(&ddp_notifier);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_sock;
+
 	aarp_proto_init();
-	atalk_proc_init();
-	atalk_register_sysctl();
+	rc = atalk_proc_init();
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_aarp;
+
+	rc = atalk_register_sysctl();
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_proc;
 out:
 	return rc;
+out_proc:
+	atalk_proc_exit();
+out_aarp:
+	aarp_cleanup_module();
+	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&ddp_notifier);
+out_sock:
+	dev_remove_pack(&ppptalk_packet_type);
+	dev_remove_pack(&ltalk_packet_type);
+	unregister_snap_client(ddp_dl);
+	sock_unregister(PF_APPLETALK);
+out_proto:
+	proto_unregister(&ddp_proto);
+	goto out;
 }
 module_init(atalk_init);
 
diff --git a/net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c b/net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c
index c744a853fa5f..d945b7c0176d 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c
@@ -45,9 +45,12 @@ static struct ctl_table atalk_table[] = {
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *atalk_table_header;
 
-void atalk_register_sysctl(void)
+int __init atalk_register_sysctl(void)
 {
 	atalk_table_header = register_net_sysctl(&init_net, "net/appletalk", atalk_table);
+	if (!atalk_table_header)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void atalk_unregister_sysctl(void)