diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index 9ce073a05414..08923b21e566 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -484,7 +484,11 @@ static int __init mirred_init_module(void)
 		return err;
 
 	pr_info("Mirror/redirect action on\n");
-	return tcf_register_action(&act_mirred_ops, &mirred_net_ops);
+	err = tcf_register_action(&act_mirred_ops, &mirred_net_ops);
+	if (err)
+		unregister_netdevice_notifier(&mirred_device_notifier);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit mirred_cleanup_module(void)