diff --git a/net/core/sock_diag.c b/net/core/sock_diag.c
index 146b50e30659d..aee5642affd93 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_diag.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_diag.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ static void __net_exit diag_net_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations diag_net_ops = {
 	.init = diag_net_init,
 	.exit = diag_net_exit,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init sock_diag_init(void)