diff --git a/kernel/taskstats.c b/kernel/taskstats.c
index 72415e22342b..f7e246336218 100644
--- a/kernel/taskstats.c
+++ b/kernel/taskstats.c
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ static struct genl_family family __ro_after_init = {
 	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ops		= taskstats_ops,
 	.n_ops		= ARRAY_SIZE(taskstats_ops),
+	.netnsok	= true,
 };
 
 /* Needed early in initialization */