diff --git a/lib/proportions.c b/lib/proportions.c
index 4f387a643d72..3fda810faf0d 100644
--- a/lib/proportions.c
+++ b/lib/proportions.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ void prop_change_shift(struct prop_descriptor *pd, int shift)
  * this is used to track the active references.
  */
 static struct prop_global *prop_get_global(struct prop_descriptor *pd)
+__acquires(RCU)
 {
 	int index;
 
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ static struct prop_global *prop_get_global(struct prop_descriptor *pd)
 }
 
 static void prop_put_global(struct prop_descriptor *pd, struct prop_global *pg)
+__releases(RCU)
 {
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }