diff --git a/security/smack/smack_netfilter.c b/security/smack/smack_netfilter.c
index e36d17835d4f..3f29c03162ca 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_netfilter.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_netfilter.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static void __net_exit smack_nf_unregister(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations smack_net_ops = {
 	.init = smack_nf_register,
 	.exit = smack_nf_unregister,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init smack_nf_ip_init(void)