diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 257e7bbaffba..67f375cfb982 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -4724,6 +4724,7 @@ static void __net_exit rtnetlink_net_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations rtnetlink_net_ops = {
 	.init = rtnetlink_net_init,
 	.exit = rtnetlink_net_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 void __init rtnetlink_init(void)