diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index e025a31b4c64..f5b8f329aca6 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void hugetlbfs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	clear_inode(inode);
 }
 
-static void hugetlbfs_forget_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void hugetlbfs_forget_inode(struct inode *inode) __releases(inode_lock)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;