diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
index 558c87ff0c41..fc39b166d403 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ xfs_trans_update_ail(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
 	xfs_log_item_t	*lip,
 	xfs_lsn_t	lsn,
-	unsigned long	s)
+	unsigned long	s) __releases(mp->m_ail_lock)
 {
 	xfs_ail_entry_t		*ailp;
 	xfs_log_item_t		*dlip=NULL;
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void
 xfs_trans_delete_ail(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
 	xfs_log_item_t	*lip,
-	unsigned long	s)
+	unsigned long	s) __releases(mp->m_ail_lock)
 {
 	xfs_ail_entry_t		*ailp;
 	xfs_log_item_t		*dlip;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h
index 13edab8a9e94..447ac4308c91 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ xfs_log_busy_slot_t		*xfs_trans_add_busy(xfs_trans_t *tp,
 /*
  * From xfs_trans_ail.c
  */
-void			xfs_trans_update_ail(struct xfs_mount *,
-				     struct xfs_log_item *, xfs_lsn_t,
-				     unsigned long);
-void			xfs_trans_delete_ail(struct xfs_mount *,
-				     struct xfs_log_item *, unsigned long);
+void			xfs_trans_update_ail(struct xfs_mount *mp,
+				     struct xfs_log_item *lip, xfs_lsn_t lsn,
+				     unsigned long s)
+				     __releases(mp->m_ail_lock);
+void			xfs_trans_delete_ail(struct xfs_mount *mp,
+				     struct xfs_log_item *lip, unsigned long s)
+				     __releases(mp->m_ail_lock);
 struct xfs_log_item	*xfs_trans_first_ail(struct xfs_mount *, int *);
 struct xfs_log_item	*xfs_trans_next_ail(struct xfs_mount *,
 				     struct xfs_log_item *, int *, int *);