diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index b2181cc8e4d8..e68e743bd861 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int kobject_uevent_env(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action,
 			goto exit;
 
 		retval = call_usermodehelper(argv[0], argv,
-					     env->envp, UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
+					     env->envp, UMH_NO_WAIT);
 	}
 
 exit: