diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index 255a5def56e941939e02642d0ee9868ec1fff5bd..a393c1dff7dca44b95f5b9b83fb405e565f5f6d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations ppp_net_ops = {
 	.exit = ppp_exit_net,
 	.id   = &ppp_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct ppp_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int ppp_unit_register(struct ppp *ppp, int unit, bool ifname_is_set)