diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index ae9ec4bf34f7..009373737ea9 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -476,6 +476,35 @@ __svc_init_bc(struct svc_serv *serv)
 }
 #endif
 
+static int svc_pool_init_counters(struct svc_pool *pool)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = percpu_counter_init(&pool->sp_messages_arrived, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = percpu_counter_init(&pool->sp_sockets_queued, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_sockets;
+	err = percpu_counter_init(&pool->sp_threads_woken, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_threads;
+	return 0;
+
+err_threads:
+	percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_sockets_queued);
+err_sockets:
+	percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_messages_arrived);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void svc_pool_destroy_counters(struct svc_pool *pool)
+{
+	percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_messages_arrived);
+	percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_sockets_queued);
+	percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_threads_woken);
+}
+
 /*
  * Create an RPC service
  */
@@ -540,12 +569,18 @@ __svc_create(struct svc_program *prog, int nprogs, struct svc_stat *stats,
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->sp_all_threads);
 		init_llist_head(&pool->sp_idle_threads);
 
-		percpu_counter_init(&pool->sp_messages_arrived, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-		percpu_counter_init(&pool->sp_sockets_queued, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-		percpu_counter_init(&pool->sp_threads_woken, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (svc_pool_init_counters(pool))
+			goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	return serv;
+
+out_err:
+	while (i--)
+		svc_pool_destroy_counters(&serv->sv_pools[i]);
+	kfree(serv->sv_pools);
+	kfree(serv);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -624,9 +659,7 @@ svc_destroy(struct svc_serv **servp)
 	for (i = 0; i < serv->sv_nrpools; i++) {
 		struct svc_pool *pool = &serv->sv_pools[i];
 
-		percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_messages_arrived);
-		percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_sockets_queued);
-		percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_threads_woken);
+		svc_pool_destroy_counters(pool);
 	}
 	kfree(serv->sv_pools);
 	kfree(serv);