diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 04e5e27c9b81d6a0c46c868cbdd58106a11085e4..f2bf69b86c58df15cd4a708c83bcde126bf68592 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -3112,6 +3112,7 @@ static void __net_exit sock_inuse_exit_net(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations net_inuse_ops = {
 	.init = sock_inuse_init_net,
 	.exit = sock_inuse_exit_net,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static __init int net_inuse_init(void)