diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
index 4f4b41c454f2..14b7007634b7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
@@ -5276,6 +5276,7 @@ static inline void btrfs_release_extent_buffer_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 }
 
 static int release_extent_buffer(struct extent_buffer *eb)
+	__releases(&eb->refs_lock)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&eb->refs_lock);