diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 62c12cb5763e6d..cbd7dc01e14704 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1207,6 +1207,7 @@ static int unix_dgram_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 }
 
 static long unix_wait_for_peer(struct sock *other, long timeo)
+	__releases(&unix_sk(other)->lock)
 {
 	struct unix_sock *u = unix_sk(other);
 	int sched;