diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index c1e292db04db..dbbe04018813 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ static void __net_exit inet6_net_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations inet6_net_ops = {
 	.init = inet6_net_init,
 	.exit = inet6_net_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static const struct ipv6_stub ipv6_stub_impl = {