diff --git a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
index a789a8ac6a64..262f791f1b9b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static void __net_exit ipv6_sysctl_net_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations ipv6_sysctl_net_ops = {
 	.init = ipv6_sysctl_net_init,
 	.exit = ipv6_sysctl_net_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *ip6_header;