diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index c669554d70bb7c7ba2fe3091ed1c58bd3026229f..4c19d23dd28214d1fcb5c57add35d24d4dd9dac4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4791,6 +4791,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations bond_net_ops = {
 	.exit = bond_net_exit,
 	.id   = &bond_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct bond_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init bonding_init(void)