diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 8644d864e3c1..b4d7b6242a40 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -6743,6 +6743,7 @@ static void __net_exit selinux_nf_unregister(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations selinux_net_ops = {
 	.init = selinux_nf_register,
 	.exit = selinux_nf_unregister,
+	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init selinux_nf_ip_init(void)