diff --git a/net/bridge/br.c b/net/bridge/br.c
index 6bf06e756df24b1e52e56816bc2078ba2b311144..7770481a65065cfd997660db99218b452fdb44b3 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static void __net_exit br_net_exit(struct net *net)
 
 static struct pernet_operations br_net_ops = {
 	.exit	= br_net_exit,
+	.async	= true,
 };
 
 static const struct stp_proto br_stp_proto = {