diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
index 975a85a48d39..2523ebe2b3cc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
@@ -2094,7 +2094,8 @@ static struct pernet_operations ip_set_net_ops = {
 	.init	= ip_set_net_init,
 	.exit   = ip_set_net_exit,
 	.id	= &ip_set_net_id,
-	.size	= sizeof(struct ip_set_net)
+	.size	= sizeof(struct ip_set_net),
+	.async	= true,
 };
 
 static int __init