diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
index dea138ca8925..f6074059531a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ static void __net_exit iptable_mangle_net_exit(struct net *net)
 
 static struct pernet_operations iptable_mangle_net_ops = {
 	.exit = iptable_mangle_net_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init iptable_mangle_init(void)