diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index d38684ff2ebb..020c597ef9b6 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -2992,7 +2992,8 @@ static int __init dquot_init(void)
 	pr_info("VFS: Dquot-cache hash table entries: %ld (order %ld,"
 		" %ld bytes)\n", nr_hash, order, (PAGE_SIZE << order));
 
-	register_shrinker(&dqcache_shrinker);
+	if (register_shrinker(&dqcache_shrinker))
+		panic("Cannot register dquot shrinker");
 
 	return 0;
 }