diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index 884286f90688..83f3d2f8ef2d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -1960,24 +1960,24 @@ static int __init nvmet_init(void)
 	if (!nvmet_wq)
 		goto out_free_buffered_work_queue;
 
-	error = nvmet_init_discovery();
+	error = nvmet_init_debugfs();
 	if (error)
 		goto out_free_nvmet_work_queue;
 
-	error = nvmet_init_debugfs();
-	if (error)
-		goto out_exit_discovery;
-
-	error = nvmet_init_configfs();
+	error = nvmet_init_discovery();
 	if (error)
 		goto out_exit_debugfs;
 
+	error = nvmet_init_configfs();
+	if (error)
+		goto out_exit_discovery;
+
 	return 0;
 
-out_exit_debugfs:
-	nvmet_exit_debugfs();
 out_exit_discovery:
 	nvmet_exit_discovery();
+out_exit_debugfs:
+	nvmet_exit_debugfs();
 out_free_nvmet_work_queue:
 	destroy_workqueue(nvmet_wq);
 out_free_buffered_work_queue: