diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index dc7506f00a66f58e3a8728cf1fab94561cc8d553..df5241c8eda1ad1be45a09b5649347f67a7f2763 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -8934,6 +8934,7 @@ static void __net_exit default_device_exit_batch(struct list_head *net_list)
 static struct pernet_operations __net_initdata default_device_ops = {
 	.exit = default_device_exit,
 	.exit_batch = default_device_exit_batch,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 /*