diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
index ae1ed16aeb2f..166531018ce4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
@@ -1627,6 +1627,7 @@ xlog_cil_push_work(
 static void
 xlog_cil_push_background(
 	struct xlog	*log)
+		__releases_shared(&log->l_cilp->xc_ctx_lock)
 {
 	struct xfs_cil	*cil = log->l_cilp;
 	int		space_used = atomic_read(&cil->xc_ctx->space_used);