diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk.c b/drivers/block/null_blk.c
index 75a7f88d6717..895867a8a783 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk.c
@@ -414,23 +414,6 @@ static void cleanup_queues(struct nullb *nullb)
 	kfree(nullb->queues);
 }
 
-static void null_del_dev(struct nullb *nullb)
-{
-	list_del_init(&nullb->list);
-
-	if (use_lightnvm)
-		nvm_unregister(nullb->disk_name);
-	else
-		del_gendisk(nullb->disk);
-	blk_cleanup_queue(nullb->q);
-	if (queue_mode == NULL_Q_MQ)
-		blk_mq_free_tag_set(&nullb->tag_set);
-	if (!use_lightnvm)
-		put_disk(nullb->disk);
-	cleanup_queues(nullb);
-	kfree(nullb);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVM
 
 static void null_lnvm_end_io(struct request *rq, int error)
@@ -564,10 +547,41 @@ static struct nvm_dev_ops null_lnvm_dev_ops = {
 	/* Simulate nvme protocol restriction */
 	.max_phys_sect		= 64,
 };
+
+static int null_nvm_register(struct nullb *nullb)
+{
+	return nvm_register(nullb->q, nullb->disk_name, &null_lnvm_dev_ops);
+}
+
+static void null_nvm_unregister(struct nullb *nullb)
+{
+	nvm_unregister(nullb->disk_name);
+}
 #else
-static struct nvm_dev_ops null_lnvm_dev_ops;
+static int null_nvm_register(struct nullb *nullb)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+static void null_nvm_unregister(struct nullb *nullb) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NVM */
 
+static void null_del_dev(struct nullb *nullb)
+{
+	list_del_init(&nullb->list);
+
+	if (use_lightnvm)
+		null_nvm_unregister(nullb);
+	else
+		del_gendisk(nullb->disk);
+	blk_cleanup_queue(nullb->q);
+	if (queue_mode == NULL_Q_MQ)
+		blk_mq_free_tag_set(&nullb->tag_set);
+	if (!use_lightnvm)
+		put_disk(nullb->disk);
+	cleanup_queues(nullb);
+	kfree(nullb);
+}
+
 static int null_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -640,11 +654,32 @@ static int init_driver_queues(struct nullb *nullb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int null_add_dev(void)
+static int null_gendisk_register(struct nullb *nullb)
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk;
-	struct nullb *nullb;
 	sector_t size;
+
+	disk = nullb->disk = alloc_disk_node(1, home_node);
+	if (!disk)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	size = gb * 1024 * 1024 * 1024ULL;
+	set_capacity(disk, size >> 9);
+
+	disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_EXT_DEVT | GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO;
+	disk->major		= null_major;
+	disk->first_minor	= nullb->index;
+	disk->fops		= &null_fops;
+	disk->private_data	= nullb;
+	disk->queue		= nullb->q;
+	strncpy(disk->disk_name, nullb->disk_name, DISK_NAME_LEN);
+
+	add_disk(disk);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int null_add_dev(void)
+{
+	struct nullb *nullb;
 	int rv;
 
 	nullb = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*nullb), GFP_KERNEL, home_node);
@@ -716,42 +751,19 @@ static int null_add_dev(void)
 
 	sprintf(nullb->disk_name, "nullb%d", nullb->index);
 
-	if (use_lightnvm) {
-		rv = nvm_register(nullb->q, nullb->disk_name,
-							&null_lnvm_dev_ops);
-		if (rv)
-			goto out_cleanup_blk_queue;
-		goto done;
-	}
+	if (use_lightnvm)
+		rv = null_nvm_register(nullb);
+	else
+		rv = null_gendisk_register(nullb);
 
-	disk = nullb->disk = alloc_disk_node(1, home_node);
-	if (!disk) {
-		rv = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_cleanup_lightnvm;
-	}
-	size = gb * 1024 * 1024 * 1024ULL;
-	set_capacity(disk, size >> 9);
+	if (rv)
+		goto out_cleanup_blk_queue;
 
-	disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_EXT_DEVT | GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO;
-	disk->major		= null_major;
-	disk->first_minor	= nullb->index;
-	disk->fops		= &null_fops;
-	disk->private_data	= nullb;
-	disk->queue		= nullb->q;
-	strncpy(disk->disk_name, nullb->disk_name, DISK_NAME_LEN);
-
-	add_disk(disk);
-
-done:
 	mutex_lock(&lock);
 	list_add_tail(&nullb->list, &nullb_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&lock);
 
 	return 0;
-
-out_cleanup_lightnvm:
-	if (use_lightnvm)
-		nvm_unregister(nullb->disk_name);
 out_cleanup_blk_queue:
 	blk_cleanup_queue(nullb->q);
 out_cleanup_tags: