diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
index 83421c6f0bef1c48e35fe42000deea456ab1548d..189a12a5e4ac001775121493481b437ed29e0191 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
@@ -1787,6 +1787,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations l2tp_net_ops = {
 	.exit = l2tp_exit_net,
 	.id   = &l2tp_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct l2tp_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init l2tp_init(void)