diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c
index 9fb067a6f7e025983a170ee6dee7c3ffd7bb28cf..ef9fa111b0099a7e3ca142392ec9b46e17113b5d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ static void nfs4blocklayout_net_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations nfs4blocklayout_net_ops = {
 	.init = nfs4blocklayout_net_init,
 	.exit = nfs4blocklayout_net_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 int __init bl_init_pipefs(void)