diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 7d725a9ce670..ffeed6d6326f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1690,11 +1690,12 @@ int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_root *root, char *device_path)
 		struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices;
 		fs_devices = root->fs_info->fs_devices;
 		while (fs_devices) {
-			if (fs_devices->seed == cur_devices)
+			if (fs_devices->seed == cur_devices) {
+				fs_devices->seed = cur_devices->seed;
 				break;
+			}
 			fs_devices = fs_devices->seed;
 		}
-		fs_devices->seed = cur_devices->seed;
 		cur_devices->seed = NULL;
 		lock_chunks(root);
 		__btrfs_close_devices(cur_devices);