diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
index e2ea57d..b5f5411 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
@@ -3571,14 +3571,13 @@ static int __init dm_cache_init(void)
 	int r;
 
 	migration_cache = KMEM_CACHE(dm_cache_migration, 0);
-	if (!migration_cache) {
-		dm_unregister_target(&cache_target);
+	if (!migration_cache)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	r = dm_register_target(&cache_target);
 	if (r) {
 		DMERR("cache target registration failed: %d", r);
+		kmem_cache_destroy(migration_cache);
 		return r;
 	}