diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 8deee49a6b3f..f302bbb93f32 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@ static int btrfs_free_stale_devices(const char *path,
 	struct btrfs_device *device, *tmp_device;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&uuid_mutex);
+
 	if (path)
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 
@@ -1181,11 +1183,12 @@ static struct btrfs_fs_devices *clone_fs_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *orig)
 	struct btrfs_device *orig_dev;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&uuid_mutex);
+
 	fs_devices = alloc_fs_devices(orig->fsid, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(fs_devices))
 		return fs_devices;
 
-	mutex_lock(&orig->device_list_mutex);
 	fs_devices->total_devices = orig->total_devices;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(orig_dev, &orig->devices, dev_list) {
@@ -1217,10 +1220,8 @@ static struct btrfs_fs_devices *clone_fs_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *orig)
 		device->fs_devices = fs_devices;
 		fs_devices->num_devices++;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&orig->device_list_mutex);
 	return fs_devices;
 error:
-	mutex_unlock(&orig->device_list_mutex);
 	free_fs_devices(fs_devices);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }