diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 8102d2aa3f62d..6e0d4f99ab046 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -2399,6 +2399,14 @@ int btrfs_validate_super(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (memcmp(fs_info->fs_devices->metadata_uuid, sb->dev_item.fsid,
+		   BTRFS_FSID_SIZE) != 0) {
+		btrfs_err(fs_info,
+			"dev_item UUID does not match metadata fsid: %pU != %pU",
+			fs_info->fs_devices->metadata_uuid, sb->dev_item.fsid);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Artificial requirement for block-group-tree to force newer features
 	 * (free-space-tree, no-holes) so the test matrix is smaller.
@@ -2411,14 +2419,6 @@ int btrfs_validate_super(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (memcmp(fs_info->fs_devices->metadata_uuid, sb->dev_item.fsid,
-		   BTRFS_FSID_SIZE) != 0) {
-		btrfs_err(fs_info,
-			"dev_item UUID does not match metadata fsid: %pU != %pU",
-			fs_info->fs_devices->metadata_uuid, sb->dev_item.fsid);
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Hint to catch really bogus numbers, bitflips or so, more exact checks are
 	 * done later