diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 5df7857fc0f3aeefb2ed0324d97d13cb68551383..2f48c020f8c33276cf31cebbe6cfc8fe05290b3c 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations dccp_v6_ops = {
 	.init   = dccp_v6_init_net,
 	.exit   = dccp_v6_exit_net,
 	.exit_batch = dccp_v6_exit_batch,
+	.async	= true,
 };
 
 static int __init dccp_v6_init(void)