diff --git a/include/qemu/thread.h b/include/qemu/thread.h
index 2c0d85f3bc..460568d67d 100644
--- a/include/qemu/thread.h
+++ b/include/qemu/thread.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void qemu_rec_mutex_init(QemuRecMutex *mutex);
 void qemu_rec_mutex_destroy(QemuRecMutex *mutex);
 void qemu_rec_mutex_lock_impl(QemuRecMutex *mutex, const char *file, int line);
 int qemu_rec_mutex_trylock_impl(QemuRecMutex *mutex, const char *file, int line);
-void qemu_rec_mutex_unlock(QemuRecMutex *mutex);
+void qemu_rec_mutex_unlock_impl(QemuRecMutex *mutex, const char *file, int line);
 
 typedef void (*QemuMutexLockFunc)(QemuMutex *m, const char *f, int l);
 typedef int (*QemuMutexTrylockFunc)(QemuMutex *m, const char *f, int l);
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ extern QemuCondTimedWaitFunc qemu_cond_timedwait_func;
 #define qemu_mutex_unlock(mutex) \
         qemu_mutex_unlock_impl(mutex, __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
+#define qemu_rec_mutex_unlock(mutex) \
+        qemu_rec_mutex_unlock_impl(mutex, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
 static inline void (qemu_mutex_lock)(QemuMutex *mutex)
 {
     qemu_mutex_lock(mutex);
@@ -135,6 +138,11 @@ static inline int (qemu_rec_mutex_trylock)(QemuRecMutex *mutex)
     return qemu_rec_mutex_trylock(mutex);
 }
 
+static inline void (qemu_rec_mutex_unlock)(QemuRecMutex *mutex)
+{
+    qemu_rec_mutex_unlock(mutex);
+}
+
 void qemu_cond_init(QemuCond *cond);
 void qemu_cond_destroy(QemuCond *cond);
 
diff --git a/util/qemu-thread-posix.c b/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
index 8e2b6653f5..d990826ed8 100644
--- a/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
+++ b/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ int qemu_rec_mutex_trylock_impl(QemuRecMutex *mutex, const char *file, int line)
     return qemu_mutex_trylock_impl(mutex, file, line);
 }
 
-void qemu_rec_mutex_unlock(QemuRecMutex *mutex)
+void qemu_rec_mutex_unlock_impl(QemuRecMutex *mutex, const char *file, int line)
 {
-    qemu_mutex_unlock(mutex);
+    qemu_mutex_unlock_impl(mutex, file, line);
 }
 
 void qemu_cond_init(QemuCond *cond)
diff --git a/util/qemu-thread-win32.c b/util/qemu-thread-win32.c
index cb5aa2018c..52eb19f351 100644
--- a/util/qemu-thread-win32.c
+++ b/util/qemu-thread-win32.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int qemu_rec_mutex_trylock_impl(QemuRecMutex *mutex, const char *file, int line)
     return !TryEnterCriticalSection(&mutex->lock);
 }
 
-void qemu_rec_mutex_unlock(QemuRecMutex *mutex)
+void qemu_rec_mutex_unlock_impl(QemuRecMutex *mutex, const char *file, int line)
 {
     assert(mutex->initialized);
     LeaveCriticalSection(&mutex->lock);