diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 6f02499ef007..a6f63a5faee7 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -1035,6 +1035,7 @@ static void __net_exit genl_pernet_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations genl_pernet_ops = {
 	.init = genl_pernet_init,
 	.exit = genl_pernet_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init genl_init(void)