diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/sec_bulk.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/sec_bulk.c
index 77a3721beaee..134ee727e8b7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/sec_bulk.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/sec_bulk.c
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ static struct shrinker pools_shrinker = {
 
 int sptlrpc_enc_pool_init(void)
 {
+	int rc;
+
 	/*
 	 * maximum capacity is 1/8 of total physical memory.
 	 * is the 1/8 a good number?
@@ -432,9 +434,11 @@ int sptlrpc_enc_pool_init(void)
 	if (!page_pools.epp_pools)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	register_shrinker(&pools_shrinker);
+	rc = register_shrinker(&pools_shrinker);
+	if (rc)
+		enc_pools_free();
 
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 void sptlrpc_enc_pool_fini(void)