diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
index 9ac92ea7b93c2798d6220f66995e354217cc2a60..c1c136a939111b0095ff9d88082a590af964ed7b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static void __net_exit iptable_filter_net_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations iptable_filter_net_ops = {
 	.init = iptable_filter_net_init,
 	.exit = iptable_filter_net_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init iptable_filter_init(void)