diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 7b46aa4c478d..b21ef79849a1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -1108,6 +1108,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations nfnl_log_net_ops = {
 	.exit	= nfnl_log_net_exit,
 	.id	= &nfnl_log_net_id,
 	.size	= sizeof(struct nfnl_log_net),
+	.async	= true,
 };
 
 static int __init nfnetlink_log_init(void)