diff --git a/include/net/netrom.h b/include/net/netrom.h
index 5a0714ff500f..80f15b1c1a48 100644
--- a/include/net/netrom.h
+++ b/include/net/netrom.h
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void nr_stop_idletimer(struct sock *);
 int nr_t1timer_running(struct sock *);
 
 /* sysctl_net_netrom.c */
-void nr_register_sysctl(void);
+int nr_register_sysctl(void);
 void nr_unregister_sysctl(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index 1d3144d19903..71ffd1a6dc7c 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -1392,18 +1392,22 @@ static int __init nr_proto_init(void)
 	int i;
 	int rc = proto_register(&nr_proto, 0);
 
-	if (rc != 0)
-		goto out;
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
 	if (nr_ndevs > 0x7fffffff/sizeof(struct net_device *)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "NET/ROM: nr_proto_init - nr_ndevs parameter to large\n");
-		return -1;
+		pr_err("NET/ROM: %s - nr_ndevs parameter too large\n",
+		       __func__);
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto unregister_proto;
 	}
 
 	dev_nr = kcalloc(nr_ndevs, sizeof(struct net_device *), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (dev_nr == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "NET/ROM: nr_proto_init - unable to allocate device array\n");
-		return -1;
+	if (!dev_nr) {
+		pr_err("NET/ROM: %s - unable to allocate device array\n",
+		       __func__);
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto unregister_proto;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_ndevs; i++) {
@@ -1413,13 +1417,13 @@ static int __init nr_proto_init(void)
 		sprintf(name, "nr%d", i);
 		dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, nr_setup);
 		if (!dev) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "NET/ROM: nr_proto_init - unable to allocate device structure\n");
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
 			goto fail;
 		}
 
 		dev->base_addr = i;
-		if (register_netdev(dev)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "NET/ROM: nr_proto_init - unable to register network device\n");
+		rc = register_netdev(dev);
+		if (rc) {
 			free_netdev(dev);
 			goto fail;
 		}
@@ -1427,36 +1431,64 @@ static int __init nr_proto_init(void)
 		dev_nr[i] = dev;
 	}
 
-	if (sock_register(&nr_family_ops)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "NET/ROM: nr_proto_init - unable to register socket family\n");
+	rc = sock_register(&nr_family_ops);
+	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
-	}
 
-	register_netdevice_notifier(&nr_dev_notifier);
+	rc = register_netdevice_notifier(&nr_dev_notifier);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_sock;
 
 	ax25_register_pid(&nr_pid);
 	ax25_linkfail_register(&nr_linkfail_notifier);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-	nr_register_sysctl();
+	rc = nr_register_sysctl();
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_sysctl;
 #endif
 
 	nr_loopback_init();
 
-	proc_create_seq("nr", 0444, init_net.proc_net, &nr_info_seqops);
-	proc_create_seq("nr_neigh", 0444, init_net.proc_net, &nr_neigh_seqops);
-	proc_create_seq("nr_nodes", 0444, init_net.proc_net, &nr_node_seqops);
-out:
-	return rc;
+	rc = -ENOMEM;
+	if (!proc_create_seq("nr", 0444, init_net.proc_net, &nr_info_seqops))
+		goto proc_remove1;
+	if (!proc_create_seq("nr_neigh", 0444, init_net.proc_net,
+			     &nr_neigh_seqops))
+		goto proc_remove2;
+	if (!proc_create_seq("nr_nodes", 0444, init_net.proc_net,
+			     &nr_node_seqops))
+		goto proc_remove3;
+
+	return 0;
+
+proc_remove3:
+	remove_proc_entry("nr_neigh", init_net.proc_net);
+proc_remove2:
+	remove_proc_entry("nr", init_net.proc_net);
+proc_remove1:
+
+	nr_loopback_clear();
+	nr_rt_free();
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+	nr_unregister_sysctl();
+out_sysctl:
+#endif
+	ax25_linkfail_release(&nr_linkfail_notifier);
+	ax25_protocol_release(AX25_P_NETROM);
+	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&nr_dev_notifier);
+out_sock:
+	sock_unregister(PF_NETROM);
 fail:
 	while (--i >= 0) {
 		unregister_netdev(dev_nr[i]);
 		free_netdev(dev_nr[i]);
 	}
 	kfree(dev_nr);
+unregister_proto:
 	proto_unregister(&nr_proto);
-	rc = -1;
-	goto out;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 module_init(nr_proto_init);
diff --git a/net/netrom/nr_loopback.c b/net/netrom/nr_loopback.c
index 215ad22a9647..93d13f019981 100644
--- a/net/netrom/nr_loopback.c
+++ b/net/netrom/nr_loopback.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static void nr_loopback_timer(struct timer_list *unused)
 	}
 }
 
-void __exit nr_loopback_clear(void)
+void nr_loopback_clear(void)
 {
 	del_timer_sync(&loopback_timer);
 	skb_queue_purge(&loopback_queue);
diff --git a/net/netrom/nr_route.c b/net/netrom/nr_route.c
index 6485f593e2f0..b76aa668a94b 100644
--- a/net/netrom/nr_route.c
+++ b/net/netrom/nr_route.c
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ const struct seq_operations nr_neigh_seqops = {
 /*
  *	Free all memory associated with the nodes and routes lists.
  */
-void __exit nr_rt_free(void)
+void nr_rt_free(void)
 {
 	struct nr_neigh *s = NULL;
 	struct nr_node  *t = NULL;
diff --git a/net/netrom/sysctl_net_netrom.c b/net/netrom/sysctl_net_netrom.c
index ba1c368b3f18..771011b84270 100644
--- a/net/netrom/sysctl_net_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/sysctl_net_netrom.c
@@ -146,9 +146,12 @@ static struct ctl_table nr_table[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
-void __init nr_register_sysctl(void)
+int __init nr_register_sysctl(void)
 {
 	nr_table_header = register_net_sysctl(&init_net, "net/netrom", nr_table);
+	if (!nr_table_header)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void nr_unregister_sysctl(void)