diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
index 50d93c49ef1a..49bb346a6215 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
@@ -826,9 +826,11 @@ svcauth_gss_register_pseudoflavor(u32 pseudoflavor, char * name)
 	new->h.flavour = &svcauthops_gss;
 	new->pseudoflavor = pseudoflavor;
 
-	stat = 0;
 	test = auth_domain_lookup(name, &new->h);
-	if (test != &new->h) { /* Duplicate registration */
+	if (test != &new->h) {
+		pr_warn("svc: duplicate registration of gss pseudo flavour %s.\n",
+			name);
+		stat = -EADDRINUSE;
 		auth_domain_put(test);
 		kfree(new->h.name);
 		goto out_free_dom;