diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_acct.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_acct.c
index 88d427f9f9e6..8d9f18bb8840 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_acct.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_acct.c
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ static void __net_exit nfnl_acct_net_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations nfnl_acct_ops = {
         .init   = nfnl_acct_net_init,
         .exit   = nfnl_acct_net_exit,
+	.async	= true,
 };
 
 static int __init nfnl_acct_init(void)