diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 6da324550eec0ac2f17440d050a9b43c6e6b14b0..e899970398a127f11a789fdf3a600a1150c1a0c5 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -954,6 +954,7 @@ static struct notifier_block can_netdev_notifier __read_mostly = {
 static struct pernet_operations can_pernet_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.init = can_pernet_init,
 	.exit = can_pernet_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static __init int can_init(void)