diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 9cd9d06f5469..3460fd674380 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -2344,8 +2344,11 @@ int btrfs_get_dev_args_from_path(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 
 	ret = btrfs_get_bdev_and_sb(path, FMODE_READ, fs_info->bdev_holder, 0,
 				    &bdev, &disk_super);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		btrfs_put_dev_args_from_path(args);
 		return ret;
+	}
+
 	args->devid = btrfs_stack_device_id(&disk_super->dev_item);
 	memcpy(args->uuid, disk_super->dev_item.uuid, BTRFS_UUID_SIZE);
 	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, METADATA_UUID))