if (IS_ERR(se_nacl))
                return ERR_CAST(se_nacl);
 
-       if (tf->tf_ops->fabric_init_nodeacl) {
-               int ret = tf->tf_ops->fabric_init_nodeacl(se_nacl, name);
-               if (ret) {
-                       core_tpg_del_initiator_node_acl(se_nacl);
-                       return ERR_PTR(ret);
-               }
-       }
-
        config_group_init_type_name(&se_nacl->acl_group, name,
                        &tf->tf_tpg_nacl_base_cit);
 
        configfs_add_default_group(&se_nacl->acl_fabric_stat_group,
                        &se_nacl->acl_group);
 
+       if (tf->tf_ops->fabric_init_nodeacl) {
+               int ret = tf->tf_ops->fabric_init_nodeacl(se_nacl, name);
+               if (ret) {
+                       configfs_remove_default_groups(&se_nacl->acl_fabric_stat_group);
+                       core_tpg_del_initiator_node_acl(se_nacl);
+                       return ERR_PTR(ret);
+               }
+       }
+
        return &se_nacl->acl_group;
 }