diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index ef38e5aecd28..100191df0371 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -2384,6 +2384,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations ovs_net_ops = {
 	.exit = ovs_exit_net,
 	.id   = &ovs_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct ovs_net),
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init dp_init(void)