diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c b/net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c
index 27f1d4f2114ab9dadf908dfd10105c9daac30230..484f54150525c3300dae5a911602e0e5f7189155 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations brnf_net_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.exit = brnf_exit_net,
 	.id   = &brnf_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct brnf_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static struct notifier_block brnf_notifier __read_mostly = {