diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
index 883c691ec8d05..19efeba02abb0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_ftp_init(void)
 			if (ret) {
 				pr_err("failed to register helper for pf: %d port: %d\n",
 				       ftp[i][j].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+				ports_c = i;
 				nf_conntrack_ftp_fini();
 				return ret;
 			}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.c
index 8b6da27196005..f97ac61d2536a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.c
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_irc_init(void)
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("failed to register helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
 			       irc[i].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+			ports_c = i;
 			nf_conntrack_irc_fini();
 			return ret;
 		}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.c
index 7523a575f6d16..3fcbaab83b3d3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_sane_init(void)
 			if (ret) {
 				pr_err("failed to register helper for pf: %d port: %d\n",
 				       sane[i][j].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+				ports_c = i;
 				nf_conntrack_sane_fini();
 				return ret;
 			}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
index 3e06402739e0a..f72ba5587588f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
@@ -1669,6 +1669,7 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_sip_init(void)
 			if (ret) {
 				pr_err("failed to register helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
 				       sip[i][j].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+				ports_c = i;
 				nf_conntrack_sip_fini();
 				return ret;
 			}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.c
index 36f9640664615..2e65b5430fba6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_tftp_init(void)
 			if (ret) {
 				pr_err("failed to register helper for pf: %u port: %u\n",
 				       tftp[i][j].tuple.src.l3num, ports[i]);
+				ports_c = i;
 				nf_conntrack_tftp_fini();
 				return ret;
 			}