diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c
index 45712ae..031bfa4 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c
@@ -196,14 +196,10 @@
 	ret = ebt_register_watcher(&log);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	if (nf_log_register(PF_BRIDGE, &ebt_log_logger) < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "ebt_log: not logging via system console "
-		       "since somebody else already registered for PF_INET\n");
-		/* we cannot make module load fail here, since otherwise
-		 * ebtables userspace would abort */
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	ret = nf_log_register(PF_BRIDGE, &ebt_log_logger);
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EEXIST)
+		ebt_unregister_watcher(&log);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ebt_log_fini(void)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c
index 2fa3661..a42c5cd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c
@@ -477,14 +477,10 @@
 	ret = xt_register_target(&ipt_log_reg);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	if (nf_log_register(PF_INET, &ipt_log_logger) < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "ipt_LOG: not logging via system console "
-		       "since somebody else already registered for PF_INET\n");
-		/* we cannot make module load fail here, since otherwise
-		 * iptables userspace would abort */
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	ret = nf_log_register(PF_INET, &ipt_log_logger);
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EEXIST)
+		xt_unregister_target(&ipt_log_reg);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ipt_log_fini(void)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
index b465e24..5bb9cd3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
@@ -490,14 +490,10 @@
 	ret = xt_register_target(&ip6t_log_reg);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	if (nf_log_register(PF_INET6, &ip6t_logger) < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "ip6t_LOG: not logging via system console "
-		       "since somebody else already registered for PF_INET6\n");
-		/* we cannot make module load fail here, since otherwise
-		 * ip6tables userspace would abort */
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	ret = nf_log_register(PF_INET6, &ip6t_logger);
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EEXIST)
+		xt_unregister_target(&ip6t_log_reg);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ip6t_log_fini(void)