diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 7d893543cf3b..6c3083c992e5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -2122,6 +2122,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations nfs_net_ops = {
 	.exit = nfs_net_exit,
 	.id   = &nfs_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct nfs_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 /*