diff --git a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
index b0f4c734900b..6d9f48bd374a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
@@ -760,9 +760,9 @@ static int br_mdb_del(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 
 void br_mdb_init(void)
 {
-	rtnl_register(PF_BRIDGE, RTM_GETMDB, NULL, br_mdb_dump, 0);
-	rtnl_register(PF_BRIDGE, RTM_NEWMDB, br_mdb_add, NULL, 0);
-	rtnl_register(PF_BRIDGE, RTM_DELMDB, br_mdb_del, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_BRIDGE, RTM_GETMDB, NULL, br_mdb_dump, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_BRIDGE, RTM_NEWMDB, br_mdb_add, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_BRIDGE, RTM_DELMDB, br_mdb_del, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 void br_mdb_uninit(void)
diff --git a/net/can/gw.c b/net/can/gw.c
index 73a02af4b5d7..398dd0395ad9 100644
--- a/net/can/gw.c
+++ b/net/can/gw.c
@@ -1014,6 +1014,8 @@ static struct pernet_operations cangw_pernet_ops = {
 
 static __init int cgw_module_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	/* sanitize given module parameter */
 	max_hops = clamp_t(unsigned int, max_hops, CGW_MIN_HOPS, CGW_MAX_HOPS);
 
@@ -1031,15 +1033,19 @@ static __init int cgw_module_init(void)
 	notifier.notifier_call = cgw_notifier;
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&notifier);
 
-	if (__rtnl_register(PF_CAN, RTM_GETROUTE, NULL, cgw_dump_jobs, 0)) {
+	ret = rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_CAN, RTM_GETROUTE,
+				   NULL, cgw_dump_jobs, 0);
+	if (ret) {
 		unregister_netdevice_notifier(&notifier);
 		kmem_cache_destroy(cgw_cache);
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 	}
 
-	/* Only the first call to __rtnl_register can fail */
-	__rtnl_register(PF_CAN, RTM_NEWROUTE, cgw_create_job, NULL, 0);
-	__rtnl_register(PF_CAN, RTM_DELROUTE, cgw_remove_job, NULL, 0);
+	/* Only the first call to rtnl_register_module can fail */
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_CAN, RTM_NEWROUTE,
+			     cgw_create_job, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_CAN, RTM_DELROUTE,
+			     cgw_remove_job, NULL, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index 9153247dad28..d1885cf59319 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -1418,9 +1418,12 @@ void __init dn_dev_init(void)
 
 	dn_dev_devices_on();
 
-	rtnl_register(PF_DECnet, RTM_NEWADDR, dn_nl_newaddr, NULL, 0);
-	rtnl_register(PF_DECnet, RTM_DELADDR, dn_nl_deladdr, NULL, 0);
-	rtnl_register(PF_DECnet, RTM_GETADDR, NULL, dn_nl_dump_ifaddr, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_DECnet, RTM_NEWADDR,
+			     dn_nl_newaddr, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_DECnet, RTM_DELADDR,
+			     dn_nl_deladdr, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_DECnet, RTM_GETADDR,
+			     NULL, dn_nl_dump_ifaddr, 0);
 
 	proc_create("decnet_dev", S_IRUGO, init_net.proc_net, &dn_dev_seq_fops);
 
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_fib.c b/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
index b37a1b833c77..fce94cbd4378 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
@@ -792,8 +792,10 @@ void __init dn_fib_init(void)
 
 	register_dnaddr_notifier(&dn_fib_dnaddr_notifier);
 
-	rtnl_register(PF_DECnet, RTM_NEWROUTE, dn_fib_rtm_newroute, NULL, 0);
-	rtnl_register(PF_DECnet, RTM_DELROUTE, dn_fib_rtm_delroute, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_DECnet, RTM_NEWROUTE,
+			     dn_fib_rtm_newroute, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_DECnet, RTM_DELROUTE,
+			     dn_fib_rtm_delroute, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_route.c b/net/decnet/dn_route.c
index 4b3ca70be723..73160d4aebbe 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_route.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_route.c
@@ -1923,11 +1923,11 @@ void __init dn_route_init(void)
 		    &dn_rt_cache_seq_fops);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DECNET_ROUTER
-	rtnl_register(PF_DECnet, RTM_GETROUTE, dn_cache_getroute,
-		      dn_fib_dump, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_DECnet, RTM_GETROUTE,
+			     dn_cache_getroute, dn_fib_dump, 0);
 #else
-	rtnl_register(PF_DECnet, RTM_GETROUTE, dn_cache_getroute,
-		      dn_cache_dump, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_DECnet, RTM_GETROUTE,
+			     dn_cache_getroute, dn_cache_dump, 0);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
index 8ca9915befc8..5dce8336d33f 100644
--- a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
+++ b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
@@ -2510,12 +2510,15 @@ static int __init mpls_init(void)
 
 	rtnl_af_register(&mpls_af_ops);
 
-	rtnl_register(PF_MPLS, RTM_NEWROUTE, mpls_rtm_newroute, NULL, 0);
-	rtnl_register(PF_MPLS, RTM_DELROUTE, mpls_rtm_delroute, NULL, 0);
-	rtnl_register(PF_MPLS, RTM_GETROUTE, mpls_getroute, mpls_dump_routes,
-		      0);
-	rtnl_register(PF_MPLS, RTM_GETNETCONF, mpls_netconf_get_devconf,
-		      mpls_netconf_dump_devconf, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_MPLS, RTM_NEWROUTE,
+			     mpls_rtm_newroute, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_MPLS, RTM_DELROUTE,
+			     mpls_rtm_delroute, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_MPLS, RTM_GETROUTE,
+			     mpls_getroute, mpls_dump_routes, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_MPLS, RTM_GETNETCONF,
+			     mpls_netconf_get_devconf,
+			     mpls_netconf_dump_devconf, 0);
 	err = ipgre_tunnel_encap_add_mpls_ops();
 	if (err)
 		pr_err("Can't add mpls over gre tunnel ops\n");
diff --git a/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c b/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
index da754fc926e7..871eaf2cb85e 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
@@ -299,16 +299,21 @@ out:
 
 int __init phonet_netlink_register(void)
 {
-	int err = __rtnl_register(PF_PHONET, RTM_NEWADDR, addr_doit,
-				  NULL, 0);
+	int err = rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_PHONET, RTM_NEWADDR,
+				       addr_doit, NULL, 0);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	/* Further __rtnl_register() cannot fail */
-	__rtnl_register(PF_PHONET, RTM_DELADDR, addr_doit, NULL, 0);
-	__rtnl_register(PF_PHONET, RTM_GETADDR, NULL, getaddr_dumpit, 0);
-	__rtnl_register(PF_PHONET, RTM_NEWROUTE, route_doit, NULL, 0);
-	__rtnl_register(PF_PHONET, RTM_DELROUTE, route_doit, NULL, 0);
-	__rtnl_register(PF_PHONET, RTM_GETROUTE, NULL, route_dumpit, 0);
+	/* Further rtnl_register_module() cannot fail */
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_PHONET, RTM_DELADDR,
+			     addr_doit, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_PHONET, RTM_GETADDR,
+			     NULL, getaddr_dumpit, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_PHONET, RTM_NEWROUTE,
+			     route_doit, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_PHONET, RTM_DELROUTE,
+			     route_doit, NULL, 0);
+	rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_PHONET, RTM_GETROUTE,
+			     NULL, route_dumpit, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 77ab05e23001..5fb3929e3d7d 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -1116,9 +1116,13 @@ static int __init qrtr_proto_init(void)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_register(PF_QIPCRTR, RTM_NEWADDR, qrtr_addr_doit, NULL, 0);
+	rc = rtnl_register_module(THIS_MODULE, PF_QIPCRTR, RTM_NEWADDR, qrtr_addr_doit, NULL, 0);
+	if (rc) {
+		sock_unregister(qrtr_family.family);
+		proto_unregister(&qrtr_proto);
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 postcore_initcall(qrtr_proto_init);