diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
index 58d5d05aec24c5fcc0bb23f2ccceea887bfaa029..8b25aab419287dc307db0d7767a4869380cc5349 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ static void __ip_vs_ftp_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations ip_vs_ftp_ops = {
 	.init = __ip_vs_ftp_init,
 	.exit = __ip_vs_ftp_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init ip_vs_ftp_init(void)