diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 5006683283ae5c77be7b142f9b17e34fd79ab809..db781d0d36789386b571ce41c4363bc9d62fc7a0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1705,23 +1705,20 @@ static int btrfs_rm_dev_item(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_root *root, char *device_path)
+static int __check_raid_min_devices(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
-	struct btrfs_device *device;
-	struct btrfs_device *next_device;
-	struct block_device *bdev;
-	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
-	struct btrfs_super_block *disk_super;
-	struct btrfs_fs_devices *cur_devices;
 	u64 all_avail;
-	u64 devid;
 	u64 num_devices;
-	u8 *dev_uuid;
 	unsigned seq;
 	int ret = 0;
-	bool clear_super = false;
 
-	mutex_lock(&uuid_mutex);
+	num_devices = root->fs_info->fs_devices->num_devices;
+	btrfs_dev_replace_lock(&root->fs_info->dev_replace, 0);
+	if (btrfs_dev_replace_is_ongoing(&root->fs_info->dev_replace)) {
+		WARN_ON(num_devices < 1);
+		num_devices--;
+	}
+	btrfs_dev_replace_unlock(&root->fs_info->dev_replace, 0);
 
 	do {
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&root->fs_info->profiles_lock);
@@ -1731,14 +1728,6 @@ int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_root *root, char *device_path)
 			    root->fs_info->avail_metadata_alloc_bits;
 	} while (read_seqretry(&root->fs_info->profiles_lock, seq));
 
-	num_devices = root->fs_info->fs_devices->num_devices;
-	btrfs_dev_replace_lock(&root->fs_info->dev_replace, 0);
-	if (btrfs_dev_replace_is_ongoing(&root->fs_info->dev_replace)) {
-		WARN_ON(num_devices < 1);
-		num_devices--;
-	}
-	btrfs_dev_replace_unlock(&root->fs_info->dev_replace, 0);
-
 	if ((all_avail & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_RAID10) && num_devices <= 4) {
 		ret = BTRFS_ERROR_DEV_RAID10_MIN_NOT_MET;
 		goto out;
@@ -1760,6 +1749,30 @@ int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_root *root, char *device_path)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_root *root, char *device_path)
+{
+	struct btrfs_device *device;
+	struct btrfs_device *next_device;
+	struct block_device *bdev;
+	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
+	struct btrfs_super_block *disk_super;
+	struct btrfs_fs_devices *cur_devices;
+	u64 devid;
+	u64 num_devices;
+	u8 *dev_uuid;
+	int ret = 0;
+	bool clear_super = false;
+
+	mutex_lock(&uuid_mutex);
+
+	ret = __check_raid_min_devices(root);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (strcmp(device_path, "missing") == 0) {
 		struct list_head *devices;
 		struct btrfs_device *tmp;