diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index e3e420f3ba7b2de96be867912695efb3ae2b193c..c36ffce3c81249cceb3ecdf8a2ad8ebd1161e41e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -1635,6 +1635,7 @@ static void __net_exit arp_tables_net_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations arp_tables_net_ops = {
 	.init = arp_tables_net_init,
 	.exit = arp_tables_net_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init arp_tables_init(void)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 62358b93bbac5250676a067464c11e4e3d649faa..4de8ac1e5af4a6c4137f04b0757015aa2c10104b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1928,6 +1928,7 @@ static void __net_exit ip6_tables_net_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations ip6_tables_net_ops = {
 	.init = ip6_tables_net_init,
 	.exit = ip6_tables_net_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init ip6_tables_init(void)