diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
index 2c6969ffe85c..2e7780ea0354 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ long nvme_ns_chr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVME_MULTIPATH
 static int nvme_ns_head_ctrl_ioctl(struct nvme_ns *ns, unsigned int cmd,
 		void __user *argp, struct nvme_ns_head *head, int srcu_idx)
+	__releases(&head->srcu)
 {
 	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = ns->ctrl;
 	int ret;