diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 5adfd94..85d232b 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1925,9 +1925,23 @@
 	.fops		= &vsock_device_ops,
 };
 
-static int __vsock_core_init(void)
+int __vsock_core_init(const struct vsock_transport *t, struct module *owner)
 {
-	int err;
+	int err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&vsock_register_mutex);
+
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (transport) {
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto err_busy;
+	}
+
+	/* Transport must be the owner of the protocol so that it can't
+	 * unload while there are open sockets.
+	 */
+	vsock_proto.owner = owner;
+	transport = t;
 
 	vsock_init_tables();
 
@@ -1951,36 +1965,19 @@
 		goto err_unregister_proto;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
 err_unregister_proto:
 	proto_unregister(&vsock_proto);
 err_misc_deregister:
 	misc_deregister(&vsock_device);
+	transport = NULL;
+err_busy:
+	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
 	return err;
 }
-
-int vsock_core_init(const struct vsock_transport *t)
-{
-	int retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&vsock_register_mutex);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
-
-	if (transport) {
-		retval = -EBUSY;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	transport = t;
-	retval = __vsock_core_init();
-	if (retval)
-		transport = NULL;
-
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
-	return retval;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_core_init);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__vsock_core_init);
 
 void vsock_core_exit(void)
 {
@@ -2000,5 +1997,5 @@
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("VMware, Inc.");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("VMware Virtual Socket Family");
-MODULE_VERSION("1.0.0.0-k");
+MODULE_VERSION("1.0.1.0-k");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");