diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 7a4373d27760..15435f983180 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ 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,
@@ -1227,9 +1228,22 @@ void btrfs_close_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices)
 
 	mutex_lock(&uuid_mutex);
 	close_fs_devices(fs_devices);
-	if (!fs_devices->opened)
+	if (!fs_devices->opened) {
 		list_splice_init(&fs_devices->seed_list, &list);
 
+		/*
+		 * 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);
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(fs_devices, tmp, &list, seed_list) {
 		close_fs_devices(fs_devices);
 		list_del(&fs_devices->seed_list);