diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
index a04fe54bc4ab..ede656c5e1e9 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ void exit_tasks_rcu_start(void) __acquires(&tasks_rcu_exit_srcu)
 }
 
 /* Do the srcu_read_unlock() for the above synchronize_srcu().  */
-void exit_tasks_rcu_finish(void)
+void exit_tasks_rcu_finish(void) __releases(&tasks_rcu_exit_srcu)
 {
 	preempt_disable();
 	__srcu_read_unlock(&tasks_rcu_exit_srcu, current->rcu_tasks_idx);