diff --git a/include/linux/rwlock_rt.h b/include/linux/rwlock_rt.h
index 8544ff05e594..7d81fc6918ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwlock_rt.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwlock_rt.h
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ do {							\
 	__rt_rwlock_init(rwl, #rwl, &__key);		\
 } while (0)
 
-extern void rt_read_lock(rwlock_t *rwlock);
+extern void rt_read_lock(rwlock_t *rwlock)	__acquires(rwlock);
 extern int rt_read_trylock(rwlock_t *rwlock);
-extern void rt_read_unlock(rwlock_t *rwlock);
-extern void rt_write_lock(rwlock_t *rwlock);
-extern void rt_write_lock_nested(rwlock_t *rwlock, int subclass);
+extern void rt_read_unlock(rwlock_t *rwlock)	__releases(rwlock);
+extern void rt_write_lock(rwlock_t *rwlock)	__acquires(rwlock);
+extern void rt_write_lock_nested(rwlock_t *rwlock, int subclass)	__acquires(rwlock);
 extern int rt_write_trylock(rwlock_t *rwlock);
-extern void rt_write_unlock(rwlock_t *rwlock);
+extern void rt_write_unlock(rwlock_t *rwlock)	__releases(rwlock);
 
 static __always_inline void read_lock(rwlock_t *rwlock)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock_rt.h b/include/linux/spinlock_rt.h
index 61c49b16f69a..babc3e028779 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock_rt.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock_rt.h
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ do {								\
 	__rt_spin_lock_init(slock, #slock, &__key, true);	\
 } while (0)
 
-extern void rt_spin_lock(spinlock_t *lock);
-extern void rt_spin_lock_nested(spinlock_t *lock, int subclass);
-extern void rt_spin_lock_nest_lock(spinlock_t *lock, struct lockdep_map *nest_lock);
-extern void rt_spin_unlock(spinlock_t *lock);
+extern void rt_spin_lock(spinlock_t *lock) __acquires(lock);
+extern void rt_spin_lock_nested(spinlock_t *lock, int subclass)	__acquires(lock);
+extern void rt_spin_lock_nest_lock(spinlock_t *lock, struct lockdep_map *nest_lock) __acquires(lock);
+extern void rt_spin_unlock(spinlock_t *lock)	__releases(lock);
 extern void rt_spin_lock_unlock(spinlock_t *lock);
 extern int rt_spin_trylock_bh(spinlock_t *lock);
 extern int rt_spin_trylock(spinlock_t *lock);