diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index c7706a769de1..548de841cee5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -713,15 +713,47 @@ static void pending_bios_fn(struct btrfs_work *work)
 	run_scheduled_bios(device);
 }
 
-static bool device_path_matched(const char *path, struct btrfs_device *device)
+/*
+ * Check if the device in the path matches the device in the given struct device.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *   true  If it is the same device.
+ *   false If it is not the same device or on error.
+ */
+static bool device_matched(const struct btrfs_device *device, const char *path)
 {
-	int found;
+	char *device_name;
+	struct block_device *bdev_old;
+	struct block_device *bdev_new;
+
+	/*
+	 * If we are looking for a device with the matching dev_t, then skip
+	 * device without a name (a missing device).
+	 */
+	if (!device->name)
+		return false;
+
+	device_name = kzalloc(BTRFS_PATH_NAME_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!device_name)
+		return false;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	found = strcmp(rcu_str_deref(device->name), path);
+	scnprintf(device_name, BTRFS_PATH_NAME_MAX, "%s", rcu_str_deref(device->name));
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	return found == 0;
+	bdev_old = lookup_bdev(device_name);
+	kfree(device_name);
+	if (IS_ERR(bdev_old))
+		return false;
+
+	bdev_new = lookup_bdev(path);
+	if (IS_ERR(bdev_new))
+		return false;
+
+	if (bdev_old == bdev_new)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -754,9 +786,7 @@ static int btrfs_free_stale_devices(const char *path,
 					 &fs_devices->devices, dev_list) {
 			if (skip_device && skip_device == device)
 				continue;
-			if (path && !device->name)
-				continue;
-			if (path && !device_path_matched(path, device))
+			if (path && !device_matched(device, path))
 				continue;
 			if (fs_devices->opened) {
 				/* for an already deleted device return 0 */