diff --git a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
index 2a15b6aa9cddb..5892bd1457d4f 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
@@ -767,10 +767,16 @@ static struct p9_trans_module p9_virtio_trans = {
 /* The standard init function */
 static int __init p9_virtio_init(void)
 {
+	int rc;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&virtio_chan_list);
 
 	v9fs_register_trans(&p9_virtio_trans);
-	return register_virtio_driver(&p9_virtio_drv);
+	rc = register_virtio_driver(&p9_virtio_drv);
+	if (rc)
+		v9fs_unregister_trans(&p9_virtio_trans);
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static void __exit p9_virtio_cleanup(void)