diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index 30612497643c08caa8a3bf352b13f784f729f725..b97a907ea5aac52e4ffe410d63cd573cce978ed3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -230,4 +230,5 @@ static __net_init int loopback_net_init(struct net *net)
 /* Registered in net/core/dev.c */
 struct pernet_operations __net_initdata loopback_net_ops = {
 	.init = loopback_net_init,
+	.async = true,
 };