diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index abc57f7b2716..0c11121a8ace 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -2501,6 +2501,8 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *device_path
 	return ret;
 
 error_trans:
+	if (seeding_dev)
+		sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 	btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
 	rcu_string_free(device->name);
 	btrfs_sysfs_rm_device_link(fs_info->fs_devices, device);