diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index 0b982d048fb9b36c8bec876c32361f264e5dac9e..04fd91bb11d7d6c6c8201bc866645f4ab34260ba 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations tipc_net_ops = {
 	.exit = tipc_exit_net,
 	.id   = &tipc_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct tipc_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init tipc_init(void)