diff --git a/drivers/net/geneve.c b/drivers/net/geneve.c
index b919e89a9b93..516dd59249d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/geneve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/geneve.c
@@ -1694,6 +1694,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations geneve_net_ops = {
 	.exit_batch = geneve_exit_batch_net,
 	.id   = &geneve_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct geneve_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init geneve_init_module(void)