diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index dda07e89751f..3fa972a43b5e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ void btrfs_free_device(struct btrfs_device *device)
 static void free_fs_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices)
 {
 	struct btrfs_device *device;
+
 	WARN_ON(fs_devices->opened);
 	while (!list_empty(&fs_devices->devices)) {
 		device = list_entry(fs_devices->devices.next,
@@ -1401,6 +1402,17 @@ int btrfs_close_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices)
 	if (!fs_devices->opened) {
 		seed_devices = fs_devices->seed;
 		fs_devices->seed = NULL;
+
+		/*
+		 * If the struct btrfs_fs_devices is not assembled with any
+		 * other device, it can be re-initialized during the next mount
+		 * without the needing device-scan step. Therefore, it can be
+		 * fully freed.
+		 */
+		if (fs_devices->num_devices == 1) {
+			list_del(&fs_devices->fs_list);
+			free_fs_devices(fs_devices);
+		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);