diff --git a/include/net/inet_frag.h b/include/net/inet_frag.h
index 351f0c3cdcd9..b1d62176f3b4 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_frag.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_frag.h
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ struct inet_frags {
 int inet_frags_init(struct inet_frags *);
 void inet_frags_fini(struct inet_frags *);
 
-static inline void inet_frags_init_net(struct netns_frags *nf)
+static inline int inet_frags_init_net(struct netns_frags *nf)
 {
 	atomic_set(&nf->mem, 0);
+	return 0;
 }
 void inet_frags_exit_net(struct netns_frags *nf, struct inet_frags *f);
 
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
index 85bf86ad6b18..2aaab4bba429 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
@@ -581,14 +581,19 @@ static int __net_init lowpan_frags_init_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct netns_ieee802154_lowpan *ieee802154_lowpan =
 		net_ieee802154_lowpan(net);
+	int res;
 
 	ieee802154_lowpan->frags.high_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_HIGH_THRESH;
 	ieee802154_lowpan->frags.low_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_LOW_THRESH;
 	ieee802154_lowpan->frags.timeout = IPV6_FRAG_TIMEOUT;
 
-	inet_frags_init_net(&ieee802154_lowpan->frags);
-
-	return lowpan_frags_ns_sysctl_register(net);
+	res = inet_frags_init_net(&ieee802154_lowpan->frags);
+	if (res < 0)
+		return res;
+	res = lowpan_frags_ns_sysctl_register(net);
+	if (res < 0)
+		inet_frags_exit_net(&ieee802154_lowpan->frags, &lowpan_frags);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static void __net_exit lowpan_frags_exit_net(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index bbf1b94942c0..e0b39d4ecbd4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -846,6 +846,8 @@ static void __init ip4_frags_ctl_register(void)
 
 static int __net_init ipv4_frags_init_net(struct net *net)
 {
+	int res;
+
 	/* Fragment cache limits.
 	 *
 	 * The fragment memory accounting code, (tries to) account for
@@ -871,9 +873,13 @@ static int __net_init ipv4_frags_init_net(struct net *net)
 
 	net->ipv4.frags.max_dist = 64;
 
-	inet_frags_init_net(&net->ipv4.frags);
-
-	return ip4_frags_ns_ctl_register(net);
+	res = inet_frags_init_net(&net->ipv4.frags);
+	if (res < 0)
+		return res;
+	res = ip4_frags_ns_ctl_register(net);
+	if (res < 0)
+		inet_frags_exit_net(&net->ipv4.frags, &ip4_frags);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static void __net_exit ipv4_frags_exit_net(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index b84ce3e6d728..6ff41569134a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -629,12 +629,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_frag6_gather);
 
 static int nf_ct_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
+	int res;
+
 	net->nf_frag.frags.high_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_HIGH_THRESH;
 	net->nf_frag.frags.low_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_LOW_THRESH;
 	net->nf_frag.frags.timeout = IPV6_FRAG_TIMEOUT;
-	inet_frags_init_net(&net->nf_frag.frags);
-
-	return nf_ct_frag6_sysctl_register(net);
+	res = inet_frags_init_net(&net->nf_frag.frags);
+	if (res < 0)
+		return res;
+	res = nf_ct_frag6_sysctl_register(net);
+	if (res < 0)
+		inet_frags_exit_net(&net->nf_frag.frags, &nf_frags);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static void nf_ct_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index 08a139f14d0f..a8f7a5f0251a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -711,13 +711,20 @@ static void ip6_frags_sysctl_unregister(void)
 
 static int __net_init ipv6_frags_init_net(struct net *net)
 {
+	int res;
+
 	net->ipv6.frags.high_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_HIGH_THRESH;
 	net->ipv6.frags.low_thresh = IPV6_FRAG_LOW_THRESH;
 	net->ipv6.frags.timeout = IPV6_FRAG_TIMEOUT;
 
-	inet_frags_init_net(&net->ipv6.frags);
+	res = inet_frags_init_net(&net->ipv6.frags);
+	if (res < 0)
+		return res;
 
-	return ip6_frags_ns_sysctl_register(net);
+	res = ip6_frags_ns_sysctl_register(net);
+	if (res < 0)
+		inet_frags_exit_net(&net->ipv6.frags, &ip6_frags);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static void __net_exit ipv6_frags_exit_net(struct net *net)