diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
index 15d1e5a7c2d3..65110df78e13 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
@@ -1938,6 +1938,8 @@ void
 xfs_free_buftarg(
 	struct xfs_buftarg	*btp)
 {
+	struct block_device	*bdev = btp->bt_bdev;
+
 	unregister_shrinker(&btp->bt_shrinker);
 	ASSERT(percpu_counter_sum(&btp->bt_io_count) == 0);
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&btp->bt_io_count);
@@ -1946,6 +1948,9 @@ xfs_free_buftarg(
 	blkdev_issue_flush(btp->bt_bdev);
 	invalidate_bdev(btp->bt_bdev);
 	fs_put_dax(btp->bt_daxdev, btp->bt_mount);
+	/* the main block device is closed by kill_block_super */
+	if (bdev != btp->bt_mount->m_super->s_bdev)
+		blkdev_put(bdev, btp->bt_mount);
 
 	kmem_free(btp);
 }