diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
index bd89d1c559ce..c10e6181a2f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
@@ -1161,6 +1161,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations pppoe_net_ops = {
 	.exit = pppoe_exit_net,
 	.id   = &pppoe_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct pppoe_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init pppoe_init(void)
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index bad01b14a4ad..bd0ed39f65fb 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations vlan_net_ops = {
 	.exit = vlan_exit_net,
 	.id   = &vlan_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct vlan_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init vlan_proto_init(void)
diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index ac5e5e34fee3..26730d39e048 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1717,6 +1717,7 @@ static void canbcm_pernet_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations canbcm_pernet_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.init = canbcm_pernet_init,
 	.exit = canbcm_pernet_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init bcm_module_init(void)
diff --git a/net/kcm/kcmproc.c b/net/kcm/kcmproc.c
index 9d5649e4e8b7..2c1c8b3e4452 100644
--- a/net/kcm/kcmproc.c
+++ b/net/kcm/kcmproc.c
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ static void kcm_proc_exit_net(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations kcm_net_ops = {
 	.init = kcm_proc_init_net,
 	.exit = kcm_proc_exit_net,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 int __init kcm_proc_init(void)
diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index 7e2e7188e7f4..3ac08ab26207 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -3863,6 +3863,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations pfkey_net_ops = {
 	.exit = pfkey_net_exit,
 	.id   = &pfkey_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct netns_pfkey),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static void __exit ipsec_pfkey_exit(void)
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index 99a03c72db4f..0c4f49a6a0cb 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -1770,6 +1770,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations pppol2tp_net_ops = {
 	.init = pppol2tp_init_net,
 	.exit = pppol2tp_exit_net,
 	.id   = &pppol2tp_net_id,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************
diff --git a/net/phonet/pn_dev.c b/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
index 77787512fc32..9454e8393793 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations phonet_net_ops = {
 	.exit = phonet_exit_net,
 	.id   = &phonet_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct phonet_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 /* Initialize Phonet devices list */