diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
index 663827ee3cf8e004e9acc70a2c3d5ccbb8f643cb..ba54bb3bd1e4462632f7542df707477e7c40c9b7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations ipv6_net_ops = {
 	.exit = ipv6_net_exit,
 	.id = &conntrack6_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct conntrack6_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6_init(void)