diff --git a/net/ipv6/Makefile b/net/ipv6/Makefile
index bf18cff..41877ab 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/Makefile
+++ b/net/ipv6/Makefile
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@
 
 ipv6-$(CONFIG_XFRM) += xfrm6_policy.o xfrm6_state.o xfrm6_input.o \
 	xfrm6_output.o
+ipv6-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER) += netfilter.o
 ipv6-objs += $(ipv6-y)
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_INET6_AH) += ah6.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_INET6_ESP) += esp6.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_INET6_IPCOMP) += ipcomp6.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_INET6_TUNNEL) += xfrm6_tunnel.o 
-obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER)	+= netfilter.o netfilter/
+obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER)	+= netfilter/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPV6_TUNNEL) += ip6_tunnel.o
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
index 1ab62f0..d750cfc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@
 	return nf_register_queue_rerouter(PF_INET6, &ip6_reroute);
 }
 
-void __exit ipv6_netfilter_fini(void)
+/* This can be called from inet6_init() on errors, so it cannot
+ * be marked __exit. -DaveM
+ */
+void ipv6_netfilter_fini(void)
 {
 	nf_unregister_queue_rerouter(PF_INET6);
 }