diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/asyn_wrapper.py b/fsspec/implementations/asyn_wrapper.py
index 0d462652b..e15500123 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/asyn_wrapper.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/asyn_wrapper.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def __init__(self, sync_fs, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.asynchronous = True
         self.fs = sync_fs
+        self.protocol = self.fs.protocol
         self._wrap_all_sync_methods()
 
     @property