diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index c8274371c3d04..03af7c3e75ef8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_check_req);
 
 int tcp_child_process(struct sock *parent, struct sock *child,
 		      struct sk_buff *skb)
+	__releases(&((child)->sk_lock.slock))
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int state = child->sk_state;