--- x/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ y/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -1486,13 +1486,14 @@ static struct dentry *btrfs_mount_root(s
 		goto error_fs_info;
 	}
 	fs_info->fs_devices = device->fs_devices;
+	fs_info->fs_devices->user++;
 	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 
 	s = sget(fs_type, btrfs_test_super, btrfs_set_super, flags | SB_NOSEC,
 		 fs_info);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(s);
-		goto error_fs_info;
+		goto error_close_devices;
 	}
 
 	if (s->s_root) {
@@ -1531,6 +1532,11 @@ out_deactivate:
 error_sec_opts:
 	security_free_mnt_opts(&new_sec_opts);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
+error_close_devices:
+	mutex_lock(&uuid_mutex);
+	fs_info->fs_devices->user--;
+	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
+	btrfs_close_devices(fs_info->fs_devices);
 error_fs_info:
 	btrfs_free_fs_info(fs_info);
 	goto error_sec_opts;
--- x/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ y/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ static void free_fs_devices(struct btrfs
 	struct btrfs_device *device;
 
 	WARN_ON(fs_devices->opened);
+	if (fs_devices->user)
+		return;
 	while (!list_empty(&fs_devices->devices)) {
 		device = list_entry(fs_devices->devices.next,
 				    struct btrfs_device, dev_list);
@@ -1285,6 +1287,8 @@ int btrfs_open_devices(struct btrfs_fs_d
 		list_sort(NULL, &fs_devices->devices, devid_cmp);
 		ret = open_fs_devices(fs_devices, flags, holder);
 	}
+	if (fs_devices->user)
+		fs_devices->user--;
 	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
--- x/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
+++ y/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ struct btrfs_fs_devices {
 
 	/* Count fs-devices opened. */
 	int opened;
+	int user;
 
 	/* Set when we find or add a device that doesn't have the nonrot flag set. */
 	bool rotating;