diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index bace989591f7..937dd9cf4fba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -1906,20 +1906,20 @@ static int __init gtp_init(void)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error_out;
 
-	err = genl_register_family(&gtp_genl_family);
+	err = register_pernet_subsys(&gtp_net_ops);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto unreg_rtnl_link;
 
-	err = register_pernet_subsys(&gtp_net_ops);
+	err = genl_register_family(&gtp_genl_family);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto unreg_genl_family;
+		goto unreg_pernet_subsys;
 
 	pr_info("GTP module loaded (pdp ctx size %zd bytes)\n",
 		sizeof(struct pdp_ctx));
 	return 0;
 
-unreg_genl_family:
-	genl_unregister_family(&gtp_genl_family);
+unreg_pernet_subsys:
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&gtp_net_ops);
 unreg_rtnl_link:
 	rtnl_link_unregister(&gtp_link_ops);
 error_out: