sizeof(struct hugetlbfs_inode_info),
                                        0, SLAB_ACCOUNT, init_once);
        if (hugetlbfs_inode_cachep == NULL)
-               goto out2;
+               goto out;
 
        error = register_filesystem(&hugetlbfs_fs_type);
        if (error)
-               goto out;
+               goto out_free;
 
+       /* default hstate mount is required */
+       mnt = mount_one_hugetlbfs(&hstates[default_hstate_idx]);
+       if (IS_ERR(mnt)) {
+               error = PTR_ERR(mnt);
+               goto out_unreg;
+       }
+       hugetlbfs_vfsmount[default_hstate_idx] = mnt;
+
+       /* other hstates are optional */
        i = 0;
        for_each_hstate(h) {
+               if (i == default_hstate_idx)
+                       continue;
+
                mnt = mount_one_hugetlbfs(h);
-               if (IS_ERR(mnt) && i == 0) {
-                       error = PTR_ERR(mnt);
-                       goto out;
-               }
-               hugetlbfs_vfsmount[i] = mnt;
+               if (IS_ERR(mnt))
+                       hugetlbfs_vfsmount[i] = NULL;
+               else
+                       hugetlbfs_vfsmount[i] = mnt;
                i++;
        }
 
        return 0;
 
- out:
+ out_unreg:
+       (void)unregister_filesystem(&hugetlbfs_fs_type);
+ out_free:
        kmem_cache_destroy(hugetlbfs_inode_cachep);
- out2:
+ out:
        return error;
 }
 fs_initcall(init_hugetlbfs_fs)