diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index c5d16e2bc8e2..6a6cb9db030b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -2294,6 +2294,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations ipvs_core_ops = {
 
 static struct pernet_operations ipvs_core_dev_ops = {
 	.exit = __ip_vs_dev_cleanup,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 /*